Article 28 of the constitution of the People's Republic of China states that the nation upholds social order, suppresses anti-national and other counter-revolutionary activities, suppresses activities that threaten the stability of society or damage the socialist economic system and other criminal activities, and punishes and remolds criminal elements.
中共在憲法第廿八條明文規定，「國家維護社會秩序，鎮壓叛國和其他反革命的活動，制裁危害社會治安、破壞社會主義經濟和其他犯罪的活動，懲辦和改造罪犯分子」。