Extending the criminal hand to the mainland will be severely punished by the law —— Interview with Qu Xinjiu, Professor of China University of political science and law Recently, the public security organ cracked a cross-border gambling crime case led by Zhou Chaohua, a resident of Macao, China. In November 26th, the Wenzhou people's Procuratorate approved arrest of the suspect Zhou Zhuohua in accordance with the law. How to look at the crackdown on cross-border gambling crimes from a legal perspective, the reporter interviewed Qu Xinjiu, a professor at China University of political science and law. Reporter: how to view the illegal and criminal phenomenon of cross-border gambling groups engaging in gambling against Chinese citizens? Qu Xinjiu: in recent years, the illegal behavior of cross-border gambling and online gambling groups against Chinese citizens has become increasingly prominent, breeding a series of vicious cases such as money laundering, illegal detention, kidnapping and homicide, seriously violating China's laws and regulations, affecting China's economic security, social stability and the vital interests of the people. In this regard, China's public security organs continue to strengthen the crackdown on such crimes. For example, recently, the public security organs of Jilin and Heilongjiang provinces cracked the case of organizing Chinese citizens to go to the "crystal tiger Palace" casino in the coastal border area of Russia. Zhou Zhuohua, a Macao criminal suspect, was arrested by the Wenzhou procuratorial organ according to law. This shows China's resolute attitude towards the zero tolerance of cross-border gambling crimes and its firm stance against such crimes. It sets a clear red line for overseas gambling groups, no matter which country or region is gambling, whether it is legal locally or not. As long as the criminal black hand extends to the mainland, it will be severely punished by the law. Reporter: how do you understand the background of the Macao identity of the suspect? Qu Xinjiu: this time, the public security organs cracked down on the gambling and gambling behavior of overseas gambling groups against mainland residents in order to effectively maintain China's economic security, social stability and national image, not for the normal business activities of the gambling industry in the Macao Special Administrative Region. Gambling operators and employees of the Macao Special Administrative Region may engage in business activities permitted by relevant local laws in Macao. However, their acts in the mainland must comply with the relevant laws and regulations of the mainland. If they violate the laws of the mainland and constitute a crime, they will be investigated for criminal responsibility in strict accordance with the law. Reporter: how to identify the criminal behavior of Zhou Zhuohua, a criminal suspect? Qu Xin long: the criminal suspect Zhou CHO HUAWEI profiteers, relying on the Sun City gambling intermediary one person limited company, to form a cross border gambling criminal group, to lead others to the mainland of China to develop agents, organize mainland personnel to Macao gambling or participate in online gambling, and in the mainland company to deal with gambling assets, recover gambling debts, help customers to cross border capital payment and other activities. If his act occurs in the mainland of China and seriously impairs the social management order in the mainland, he shall be investigated for criminal responsibility in accordance with the criminal law of the people's Republic of China. Reporter: what are the relevant laws and regulations on gambling crimes in China? Qu Xinjiu: in recent years, China has continuously strengthened the legislative work to crack down on gambling crimes, effectively enhancing the legal deterrent effect. For example, in October 2020, the Supreme People's court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security jointly formulated the opinions on Several Issues concerning the handling of cross-border gambling crimes, clarifying the identification and handling of cross-border gambling crimes, the amount of gambling funds, and the jurisdiction of cases; The criminal law amendment (11) passed in December 2020 adjusted the penalty allocation for the crime of opening casinos, raised the "three years" of fixed-term imprisonment, criminal detention or public surveillance of less than three years to "five years", and raised the "three years" of fixed-term imprisonment of more than three years but less than 10 years to "five years" if the circumstances are serious; At the same time, the crime of organizing Chinese citizens to participate in gambling outside the country (territory) is added. If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, they shall be punished according to the crime of opening casinos. These laws and regulations have released a strong signal, clearly indicating that the Chinese government will continue to strengthen the legal punishment of cross-border gambling crimes and severely crack down on relevant illegal and criminal activities. (Zhang Tianpei) (outlook new era)