Is there a law in China that clearly stipulates that minors can't drink alcohol?

Yes The Law on the Protection of Minors and the Code of Conduct for Primary and Secondary School Students have made relevant provisions on smoking and drinking for minors. Minors mentioned in the Law on the Protection of Minors refer to citizens under the age of 18, and it is forbidden to sell alcohol and tobacco to minors. Operators should set up signs in a prominent position not to sell alcohol and tobacco to minors. If it is difficult to tell whether they are adults, they should be required to show their identity documents.

Legal analysis

Minors are in a period of physical development, and their physical and psychological functions are not yet fully mature. Smoking and drinking will not only have a bad effect on the physical and mental health of minors, but also may cause illegal and criminal activities such as theft and robbery of minors by raising tobacco funds, which will bring serious harm to society. Therefore, it is necessary to avoid smoking and drinking among minors. According to the relevant regulations, firstly, operators cannot sell alcohol and tobacco to minors. Operators have the obligation to set up signs in a prominent position not to sell alcohol and tobacco to minors. If it is difficult to judge whether a person who comes to buy alcohol and tobacco is an adult, he shall be required to show his identity card and judge whether he is an adult according to his age. Do not sell alcohol and tobacco to minors. Operators who violate the law shall bear the corresponding legal consequences. Second, you can't smoke and drink in places where minors are concentrated. Minors have strong imitation psychology and curiosity. Smoking and drinking in places where minors are concentrated will have a very bad influence on minors and increase their chances of smoking and drinking. Therefore, the law stipulates that no one is allowed to smoke or drink alcohol in classrooms, dormitories and activity rooms of primary and secondary schools, kindergartens and nurseries. Third, the whole society should create a healthy living environment for minors. Schools, families, and society should pay attention to educating minors about the dangers of smoking and drinking, so that minors can deeply understand the dangers of smoking and drinking to the human body and create a good living environment.

legal ground

Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Protection of Minors

Article 2 Minors mentioned in this Law refer to citizens under the age of 18.

Article 11 Any organization or individual shall have the right to dissuade, stop or report and accuse minors to the public security, civil affairs, education and other relevant departments if it finds that the situation is not conducive to their physical and mental health or infringes upon their legitimate rights and interests. State organs, residents' committees, villagers' committees, units in close contact with minors and their staff shall immediately report to public security, civil affairs, education and other relevant departments when they find that the physical and mental health of minors has been infringed, suspected of being infringed or faced with other dangerous situations. The relevant departments shall promptly accept and handle reports, complaints or reports involving minors in accordance with the law, and inform the relevant units and personnel of the results in an appropriate manner.

Article 17 Parents or other guardians shall not commit the following acts: (1) Abuse, abandonment, illegal adoption of minors or domestic violence against minors; (two) laissez-faire, abetting or using minors to commit illegal and criminal acts; (three) laissez-faire, abetting minors to participate in cult, superstitious activities or accept terrorism, separatism, extremism and other violations; (four) laissez-faire, abetting minors to smoke (including electronic cigarettes, the same below), drink, gamble, vagrants and beggars or bully others; (five) letting or forcing minors who should receive compulsory education to drop out of school or drop out of school; (six) let minors indulge in the Internet and contact books, newspapers, movies, radio and television programs, audio-visual products, electronic publications and network information that are harmful or may affect their physical and mental health; (seven) allow minors to enter commercial entertainment places, bars, Internet service places and other places that are not suitable for minors' activities; (eight) to allow or force minors to engage in labor outside the provisions of the state; (9) Allowing or forcing minors to get married or entering into an engagement for minors; (ten) illegal punishment, misappropriation of minors' property or use of minors to seek illegitimate interests; (eleven) other violations of minors' physical and mental health, property rights and interests, or failure to fulfill the obligation to protect minors according to law.