Inciting subversion of state power (Chinese: 煽动颠覆国家政权罪; pinyin: Shāndòng diānfù guójiā zhèngquán zuì) is a crime under the law of the People's Republic
such as “illegal possession of state secret” (非法持有国家机密) and “inciting subversion of state power” (煽动颠覆国家政权) carry long jail terms. The vague charge of “picking
China's top dissident arrested for subversion, Reuters, 24 June 2009. 刘晓波因涉嫌煽动颠覆国家政权罪被依法逮捕 [Liu Xiaobo Formally Arrested on 'Suspicion of Inciting Subversion