China clarified its criteria for punishment of graft Monday. According to the new judicial explanation, convicts found guilty of embezzling or accepting bribes of 3 million yuan (about U.S.$460,000) or more could face the death penalty.

A meeting on anti-graft inspection is held in Beijing on Feb. 23, 2016. [Photo: Xinhua]

The ruling was jointly issued by the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.