Social networks have returned to the spotlight an important decision of the Supreme People’s Court of China, according to the Italian daily “adnkronos”.

On February 10, 2026, during a visit to a juvenile institute, Chinese President Xi Jinping once again emphasized the policy of “zero tolerance” towards crimes against children, linking this approach to national stability and the country’s demographic future.

A few days later later, state media also announced the execution of several sports coaches and instructors who had abused their position of authority to commit sexual violence against minors.

Chinese authorities have announced that the names of those convicted will be published as part of a strategy to curb these serious crimes.

On July 24, 2019, after the execution of a person convicted of kidnapping, rape and filming of three minor girls, the court published an official statement on the state-run Xinhua agency stating that sexual crimes against children committed will be punishable by the death penalty without parole.

According to the communique, this is not a new law, but an interpretation of the implementation of Article 236 of the Chinese Penal Code, which already provides for the death penalty for crimes such as rape.

However, the innovation of 2019 was a way of communication: the court decided to make public the executions, including the names of the convicted, the crimes and the reasoning of the decision, as a means of increasing the preventive effect in society.

In June 2023, a new common judicial interpretation came into force that extends the application of the law to the virtual world (online).

The document defines that the coercion or manipulation of minors to send photos or videos nudity on platforms like QQ and WeChat is a criminal offence, even if there is no physical contact

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Source: prizrenpost