Legal basis: Article 183 of the Civil Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) infringes on the personal rights and interests of natural persons, causing serious mental damage, and the infringed person has the right to claim compensation for mental damage.
If serious mental damage is caused to a specific object with personal significance of a natural person due to intentional or gross negligence, the infringed person has the right to claim compensation for mental damage.
Article 179 Anyone who infringes upon others and causes personal injury shall pay compensation for medical expenses, nursing expenses, transportation expenses, nutrition expenses, hospital food subsidies and other reasonable expenses for treatment and rehabilitation, as well as the income reduced due to absenteeism. If it causes disability, it shall also compensate for the cost of assistive devices and disability compensation; If death is caused, funeral expenses and death compensation shall also be paid.