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China’s Harshest Punishments for Child Abuse: Death Penalty Applied in Extreme Cases
Beijing – China has reaffirmed one of the world’s strictest approaches to punishing crimes involving child abuse, trafficking and murder, including the use of capital punishment for particularly heinous offences. In recent years, courts in China have applied the death penalty in a string of high-profile cases that have drawn intense public attention and debate about child protection and legal deterrence.
Execution for Child Murder and Abuse
In January 2026, a court in Fujian Province executed a woman convicted of torturing and killing her 12-year-old stepdaughter. The defendant, Xu Jinhua, was found guilty of tying the girl up and subjecting her to prolonged abuse over nearly three weeks — leading to her death. After conviction for intentional homicide and abuse, the sentence was reviewed and approved by China’s highest judicial authority and carried out in accordance with Chinese law.
The case drew widespread public outrage, reigniting debates about child protection, family violence and whether China’s legal punishments are sufficiently tough for such crimes.
Capital Punishment for Child Traffickers
China has also applied the death sentence in major child trafficking cases. One of the most severe was the 2025 execution of Yu Huaying, a trafficker convicted of abducting 17 children over a decade for profit. She was first sentenced to death in 2023, and after her conviction was upheld on appeal, the Supreme People’s Court approved the execution. Prior to her death, the court permitted her family visits, reflecting the formal legal process.
Victims and families expressed a sense of closure, noting the long years of trauma and separation. The case remains one of the most notorious modern examples of trafficking-related child abuse in the country.
Executions for Child Sex Crimes
China’s top courts have also enforced the death penalty for sexual abuse of minors in extreme cases:
• In late 2024, three men convicted of repeatedly raping girls under 14 were executed following approval by the Supreme People’s Court. Among them was a primary school teacher found guilty of abusing multiple students over several years. The court stated that such crimes “warrant the death penalty” due to their brutality and repeated nature.
These cases underscore Beijing’s declared zero-tolerance policy for sexual violence against minors and the use of capital punishment as a deterrent for the most egregious offenders.
Legal Framework and Capital Punishment in China
Under Chinese law, capital punishment remains a legally sanctioned penalty for the most serious crimes, including certain forms of murder, rape and trafficking that involve minors. Sentences must be approved by the Supreme People’s Court before execution can proceed, a safeguard introduced in past legal reforms to prevent wrongful executions and ensure judicial oversight.
Capital punishment in China also includes the use of death sentences with reprieve, which may be commuted to life imprisonment if the prisoner shows good behaviour during a two-year suspension period — though this is less common for crimes involving children.
Societal Impact and Debate
High-profile cases and executions have fueled debates within Chinese society and online about child protection laws, family responsibilities, and whether the legal system should expand specific statutes against child abuse beyond the existing categories of homicide and trafficking.
Some rights advocates argue for stronger preventive measures — such as improved social services, better school supervision, and tighter monitoring of caregivers — to stop abuse before it occurs. Others support stringent criminal penalties, including the death penalty in the most extreme cases, as necessary to deter would-be offenders in a country concerned about rising reports of violence against children.
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