article 23 a criminal attempt refers to a case where an offender has already started to commit a crime but is prevented from completing it for reasons independent of his will.
第二十三条已经着手实行犯罪,由于犯罪分子意志以外的原因而未得逞的,是犯罪未遂。
whether bribes are obtained or not should be regarded as a standard to differentiate accomplished offense from criminal attempt regardless of accepting bribes or extorting bribes.
无论是收受贿赂还是索取贿赂,均应以是否得到了贿赂作为既遂与未遂的标準。
thirdly, the reasons that the crimes don't finished are independent of the wills of the offenders, which distinguishes the criminal attempt from the desistance of a crime.