Legal basis:
Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China
Article 48 The death penalty is only applicable to criminals with extremely serious crimes. For criminals who should be sentenced to death, if the execution is not necessary immediately, the death penalty can be sentenced with a two-year suspension. Unless the death penalty is sentenced by the Supreme People's Court in accordance with the law, it must be submitted to the Supreme People's Court for approval. If the death penalty is suspended, it may be decided or approved by the Higher People's Court.
Article 49 The death penalty shall not apply to persons under the age of eighteen when the crime was committed and to women who were pregnant at the time of trial. The death penalty does not apply to persons who have reached the age of seventy-five at the time of trial, unless death is caused by particularly cruel means.