China has introduced a regulation that clarifies the thresholds for criminal prosecution in cases involving Chinese nationals bribing foreigners working in the country.

The regulation, jointly issued by the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security on November 21, said Chinese nationals who bribe foreigners working in China or officials with international organizations with more than 10,000 yuan ($1,539) for illegitimate commercial gains, will be prosecuted.

For Chinese organizations, any cases involving more than 200,000 yuan ($31,428) in bribes to foreigners working in China or officials with international organizations, will be filed for prosecution.

Bribing foreigners working in China or officials with international organizations became criminal offences under the eighth amendment to China's Criminal Law that came into effect on May 1.