[ **up: [[Criminal law--China]]** ] --- # Leniency for confession, severity for resistance 坦白 从宽、抗拒 从严 > 坦白 从宽、抗拒 从严: China’s criminal policy, that is, criminals who thoroughly and truthfully confess should be dealt with leniently, and those who refuse to truthfully confess their crimes should be dealt with strictly.[^1] [^1]: Meihua Liu, *[[Meihua Liu. 'Non-Human Seeking Re-Employment', 2019.|Non-Human Seeking Re-Employment]]*, trans by. Chrysanthemum Garden, 2019, ‘Chapter 135: Your Turn’.