2024/9/2 凌晨12:25 Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China (2) obtaining economic benefits through criminal or other illegal activities or other means in an organized way and being financially capable of conducting activities; (3) committing organized criminal and other illegal activities several times by violence, threat or other means, doing evil things, and bullying and brutalizing people; and (4) through conducting criminal or other illegal activities, or being harbored by or with the connivance of a state functionary, bullying around in a certain place and taking unlawful control over or having significant influence in a certain area or industry, thereby seriously disrupting the order of economic and social order. Article 295 Whoever teaches another person methods of committing a crime shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term custody, or non-custodial correction. If the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 5 years but not more than 10 years. If the circumstances are especially serious, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment. Article 296 Where a rally, procession, or demonstration is held when there is no application for it beforehand in accordance with the law, or when the application therefor is not approved, or when it does not comply with the time to start or finish, places, or routes permitted by the competent authority, and the order to dismiss the crowd is not obeyed, thereby seriously disrupting public order, the person in charge of the rally, procession, or demonstration and the directly responsible persons shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, shortterm custody, non-custodial correction, or deprivation of political rights. Article 297 Whoever, in violation of laws and regulations, participates in a rally, procession, or demonstration with a weapon or controlled knife or explosives, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or deprivation of political rights. Article 298 Whoever disrupts, assaults, or by other means disrupts a rally, procession, or demonstration held in accordance with the law, thereby disturbing the public order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 5 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or deprivation of political rights. Article 299 Whoever intentionally desecrates the National Flag or the National Emblem of the People's Republic of China by burning, destroying, defacing, defiling or trampling on it in a public place shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, short-term custody, non-custodial correction, or deprivation of political rights. Whoever intentionally alters the lyrics or melody of the National Anthem of the People's Republic of China in a public place, plays or sings the National Anthem in a distorted or derogatory way, or desecrates the National Anthem in any other way, if the circumstances are serious, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions in the preceding paragraph. Article 299a Whoever smears the reputation or besmirches the honor of a hero or martyr through insults or slander or otherwise, thereby impairing social and public interests, if the circumstances en.npc.gov.cn.cdurl.cn/2020-12/26/c_921604_13.htm 13/40