In particular, physical or psychological torture that leaves no physical trace is difficult if not impossible to punish with appropriate penalties in China (indeed, the Chinese word for torture, kuxing, principally connotes physical torture).
特别是没有留下具体痕迹的身体或心理酷刑，在中国很难甚至不可能受到相应惩罚(其实，中文 &quot; 酷刑 &quot; 一词主要是指对身体的酷刑)。