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Chinese Regime Targets Wealthy Citizens With 20 Percent Tax on Overseas Income

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An aggressive campaign to collect back taxes on foreign income is being enforced in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces.

Chinese Regime Targets Wealthy Citizens With 20 Percent Tax on Overseas Income

A Chinese yuan currency sign with two arrows through it, pictured outside a bank branch in Shanghai, China, in a file photo. Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images

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Since the start of July, China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) launched a campaign requiring high net worth Chinese pay a retroactive 20 percent tax on foreign income dating back to 2020, according to insiders.

Those who fail to comply risk late payment penalties and administrative fines.

Michael Zhuang

Michael Zhuang is a contributor to The Epoch Times with a focus on China-related topics.

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