What happens when Vietnamese are caught smuggling into China?

Legal analysis: Vietnamese who illegally cross the border and enter the country in violation of national (border) management regulations, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention or control, and shall also be fined.

Legal basis: Article 6 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), unless otherwise provided by law, this law is applicable to all crimes committed in People's Republic of China (PRC).

This Law is also applicable to crimes committed on board ships or aircraft in People's Republic of China (PRC).

If one of the acts or results of a crime occurs in the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC), it shall be regarded as a crime in the territory of People's Republic of China (PRC).

Article 322 Whoever, in violation of the laws and regulations on the administration of the state (frontier), illegally crosses the state (frontier), if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than one year, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also be fined; Whoever steals across the country (border) for the purpose of joining a terrorist organization, receiving terrorist training or carrying out terrorist activities shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than one year but not more than three years and shall also be fined.