Beijing, Nov. 10 -- China's newly enacted Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law has raised concerns that Beijing could use anti-corruption measures to legitimise its overseas operations against dissidents and political opponents, creating a chilling effect on critics of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), according to a report by The Epoch Times.

The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) adopted the legislation on November 6, following the CCP's Fifth Plenum, which focused on advancing what the party described as "full and rigorous governance of the party" amid an expanding internal disciplinary campaign, The Epoch Times reported.

According to the Chinese regime, the law formalises and consolidates operations by state...