Legal basis: According to Article 385 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), a state functionary who takes advantage of his position to ask for other people's property, or illegally accepts other people's property to seek benefits for others, is guilty of accepting bribes. State functionaries who, in violation of state regulations, accept kickbacks and handling fees in various names in economic exchanges and own them personally shall be punished as bribery.
Article 258 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than two years or criminal detention.
Article 382 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) State functionaries who take advantage of their positions to embezzle, steal, defraud or illegally occupy public property by other means are guilty of corruption. Personnel entrusted by state organs, state-owned companies, enterprises, institutions and people's organizations to manage state-owned property embezzle, steal, defraud or illegally occupy state-owned property in other ways by taking advantage of their positions, which is regarded as corruption. Whoever colludes with the persons listed in the preceding two paragraphs and commits corruption together shall be punished as an accomplice.