China STA News

Belt and Road Tax Institute Inter-Institutional Exchange Held in Hengqin

The Belt and Road Tax Institute Exchange was held in Guangdong Hengqin Guangdong-Macao Deep Cooperation Zone on April 14–15, 2026, convening representatives from six Belt and Road Tax Institutes (Algeria Algiers, Kazakhstan Astana, China Beijing, China Macau, Saudi Arabia Riyadh, China Yangzhou), international organizations including the IMF and CIAT, and tax experts. Vice Commissioner Wang Daoshu delivered remarks as Secretary-General of the Cooperation Mechanism Secretariat and reported on alliance activities. A new alliance chair was elected: He Yanmei, Director of the Macau Financial Affairs Bureau, succeeding Rong Guangliang. The alliance has operated since 2019, conducting over 160 training sessions across more than 120 countries and territories, training over 7,000 fiscal officials in six languages. The 7th Belt and Road Tax Collection and Management Cooperation Forum is scheduled for October 13–15, 2026 in Jakarta, Indonesia.

China, Russia Sign Tax Cooperation Memo on Digital Transformation, BRICS and Belt and Road

China's State Taxation Administration (STA) head Hu Jinglin met in Beijing on April 21, 2026, with Russian Federal Tax Service head Daniel Egorov. The two administrators signed a cooperation memorandum covering three areas: digital transformation of tax administration and enforcement, BRICS tax cooperation, and the Belt and Road tax administration cooperation mechanism. The meeting reflects continued bilateral engagement on international tax governance frameworks.

Eight Departments Hold Regularized Tax Crime Crackdown Beijing

Eight Chinese government departments—the State Taxation Administration, Ministry of Public Security, Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate, People's Bank of China, General Administration of Customs, State Administration for Market Regulation, and State Administration of Foreign Exchange—convened in Beijing on April 16, 2026, to advance the regularized joint crackdown on tax-related crimes. Meeting outcomes reported over the prior two years include investigation of more than 130,000 companies suspected of fraudulent invoicing, recognition of 7.38 million export invoices as falsified, examination of 4,850 companies for export tax rebate fraud, and recovery of 246 billion yuan in export tax rebate losses. The eight departments pledged to intensify data sharing, cross-agency coordination, and enforcement against invoicing fraud, export tax evasion, and improper tax incentive schemes.