Legal basis: Article 246 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) publicly insults others or fabricates facts to slander others by violence or other means. If the circumstances are serious, they shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, public surveillance or deprivation of political rights. Three, insult others, if the circumstances are serious, only to be punished as a crime. General insult, if the circumstances are minor, shall not be punished as a crime.
Article 42 of the People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law publicly insults others or fabricates facts to slander others, and shall be detained for not more than five days or fined not more than five hundred yuan; If the circumstances are serious, they shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan.