No one is getting life in prison. China has less serve punishments than the US, and it's practically impossible to get life in prison for non violent crimes unless you're a billionaire.
Porn is a serious issue that leads to detrimental addictive behavior, unrealistic dating and sex expectations, and is only needed for the weakest, dumbest masturbators.
Yes, porn is illegal in China. All porn. They weren't targeted for being gay, as both this article and the original Chinese language article points out. They don't get special treatment for producing gay literature either way.
Are you intentionally misreading my responses in order to justify your bigotry, or do I need to swap to a different language to help you?