Legal basis: Civil Code of People's Republic of China (PRC).
Article 117. In order to meet the needs of public interests, fair and reasonable compensation should be given to those who levy or requisition real estate or movable property in accordance with the authority and procedures prescribed by law.
Article 132 A civil subject may not abuse civil rights to harm the interests of the state, the public interest or the legitimate rights and interests of others.
Article 185 Whoever infringes upon the names, portraits, reputations and honors of heroic martyrs and others and harms the public interests shall bear civil liability.
Article 243rd Land owned by collectives, houses of organizations and individuals and other immovable property may be expropriated in accordance with the authority and procedures prescribed by law for the needs of public interests. Expropriation of collectively owned land shall pay land compensation fees, resettlement subsidies and compensation fees for rural villagers' houses, other ground attachments and young crops on time and in full according to law, arrange social security fees for land-expropriated farmers, ensure the livelihood of land-expropriated farmers and safeguard their legitimate rights and interests. The expropriation of real estate such as houses of organizations and individuals shall be compensated according to law, and the legitimate rights and interests of the expropriated person shall be safeguarded. Expropriation of individual houses should also guarantee the living conditions of the expropriated person. No organization or individual may embezzle, misappropriate, privately divide, withhold or default in collecting compensation fees.