Richard Alderman, Britain's top anti-corrpution official, has made sure to bring a gift to his Chinese hosts as he has made the rounds in Beijing explaining how his country has stiffened its anti-bribery law. His choice: the book, "Legal London: A Pictoral History" by Mark Herber, which is available in paperback on Amazon.com for $22.76, new.

The gift is meant as "a sign of respect," said Mr. Alderman, director of Britain's Serious Fraud Office. He said that gifts are perfectly legal under the bribery statute so long as they're...