중국 형법이론에서는 한정책임능력의 형사책임문제에 관한 규정을 두지 않았던 1979년 형법 시기부터 한정책임능력의 정신병자를 인정해 왔다.
In Chinese Criminal Law Theory, people with limited liability capability have been recognized since the period of the Criminal Law in 1979, when there was no provision on the issue of criminal liability with limited liability capability.