Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 185
Crime of misappropriation of funds. Staff members of commercial banks, stock exchanges, futures exchanges, securities companies, futures brokerage companies, insurance companies or other financial institutions who take advantage of their positions to misappropriate the funds of their own units or clients shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 272 of this Law.
Crime of misappropriating public funds: Staff members of state-owned commercial banks, stock exchanges, futures exchanges, securities companies, futures brokerage companies, insurance companies or other state-owned financial institutions, and personnel appointed by state-owned commercial banks, stock exchanges, futures exchanges, securities companies, futures brokerage companies, insurance companies or other state-owned financial institutions to engage in official duties in non-state-owned institutions listed in the preceding paragraph shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 384 of this Law.