Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.
Article 293 Whoever commits one of the following acts of provoking troubles and disrupting social order shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years, criminal detention or public surveillance:
(a) beating others at will, and the circumstances are bad;
(two) chasing, intercepting, insulting or intimidating others, and the circumstances are bad;
(three) extortion or arbitrary damage, occupation of public or private property, if the circumstances are serious;
(4) Causing serious disorder in public places.
Whoever gathers people for many times to commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and seriously undermines social order shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and may also be fined.
Article 293- 1 In any of the following circumstances, it is the collection of illegal debts such as high-interest loans. If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined:
(1) Using violence or coercion;
(2) restricting the personal freedom of others or intruding into others' houses;
(3) Threatening, stalking or harassing others.