Overseas firms making sure they keep their hands clean

Foreign companies find it really is different as the government cracks down on corruption, report Emma Dai in Hong Kong and Yao Jing in Beijing

BWhile welcoming government efforts to clamp down on corruption, foreign businesses in China are scrambling to review their practices and adopt safeguards to avoid being caught in scandals that can have serious consequences in China and at home.

"President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign is what China needs for the long term," said Shirley Chan, vice-president of the Chinese Manufacturers' Association of Hong Kong. "We should correct the way business is done in China and make the country a fairer market."