Inside China's data-driven hunt for taxes on overseas gains

Rich told to self-assess and pay up, boosting local coffers but risking exodus

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Chinese tax authorities are harnessing the power of big data to step up enforcement and collect levies on offshore gains. (Nikkei montage/Source photo by Akira Kodaka)

STELLA YIFAN XIE and ECHO WONG, Nikkei staff writers

HONG KONG -- China is prodding its citizens to pay taxes on overseas investment gains, as authorities harness the power of big data to close gaps in enforcement.

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