On 25 May 2022, China has deposited its instrument of approval for the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Measures to Prevent Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS Convention). China’s instrument of approval also covers Hong Kong (China)’s bilateral tax treaties. The Convention will enter into force on 1 September 2022 for China and Hong Kong.

On 1 June 2022, over 880 treaties concluded among the 76 jurisdictions which have ratified, accepted or approved the BEPS Convention will have already been modified by the BEPS Convention. Around 940 additional treaties will be modified once the BEPS Convention will have been ratified by all Signatories.