Relevant laws and regulations: "Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China"
Article 25 * * * Accomplices refer to two or more * * * accomplices who intentionally commit a crime.
If two or more persons commit a negligent crime, they shall not be punished as a negligent crime; those who should bear criminal responsibility shall be punished according to the crime they committed.
Article 26: A person who organizes and leads a criminal group to carry out criminal activities or plays a major role in a joint crime is the ringleader.
A relatively fixed criminal organization composed of three or more people who jointly commit crimes is a criminal group.
The ringleaders who organize and lead criminal groups shall be punished according to all crimes committed by the group.
Principal offenders other than those specified in paragraph 3 shall be punished according to all crimes in which they participated, organized or directed.