Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.
Article 358 Whoever organizes or forces others to engage in prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Whoever organizes or forces minors to engage in prostitution shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph. Whoever commits the crimes mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs and commits crimes such as murder, wounding, rape and kidnapping shall be punished in accordance with the provisions on combined punishment for several crimes. Whoever recruits or transports people or assists others in organizing prostitution for the purpose of organizing prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years and fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined.
Article 359 Whoever lures, shelters or introduces others to prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and fined. Whoever lures a young girl under the age of 14 into prostitution shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and fined.