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

An aggressive campaign to collect back taxes on foreign income is being enforced in Guangdong and Zhejiang provinces.
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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
Michael Zhuang
Michael Zhuang
7/13/2025|Updated: 7/13/2025
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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.

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