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In Depth: Inside the ‘Shell’ Game Corrupting China’s Digital Legal Market

By Qin Jianhang
2026年05月15日 18:45
Unregulated consulting firms are secretly hijacking licensed law firms, turning independent legal advocacy into an exploitative, high-pressure sales funnel
Unregulated consulting firms are secretly hijacking licensed law firms, turning independent legal advocacy into an exploitative, high-pressure sales funnel.

On April 18, a nearly 70-year-old retiree surnamed Ma walked into a local police station in Maoming, Guangdong province, accompanied by a lawyer from the Henan Dinghou Law Firm. After much explanation, Ma finally understood the reality of a scam he had fallen for three years earlier while searching for legal help online.

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