Theft refers to the act of secretly stealing a large amount of public and private property for the purpose of illegal possession, or repeatedly stealing, burglary, theft with a weapon, and pickpocketing public and private property.
Criminal Law: Article 264 Whoever steals public or private property in a relatively large amount, or commits theft, burglary, armed theft or pickpocketing for many times, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated.