Constitution of the People's Republic of China

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The Constitution of the People's Republic of China is the country's fundamental law that defines the structure of the state, the leadership role of the Communist Party, and the rights and duties of citizens.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fundamental law
national constitution
adoptedBy National People's Congress
affirmsLeadershipOf Chinese Communist Party
surface form: Communist Party of China
amendedIn 1988
1993
1999
2004
2018
article Preamble
capital Beijing
containsChapter General Principles
Fundamental Rights and Duties
surface form: The Fundamental Rights and Duties of Citizens

The National Flag, the National Anthem, the National Emblem and the Capital
The Structure of the State
country China
surface form: People's Republic of China
currentVersionAdoptedOn 1982-12-04
defines capital of the People's Republic of China
duties of citizens
national emblem of the People's Republic of China
national flag of the People's Republic of China
national symbols of the People's Republic of China
powers of state organs
rights of citizens
state structure of the People's Republic of China
definesLeadingIdeology Deng Xiaoping Theory
Maoism
surface form: Mao Zedong Thought

Marxism–Leninism
Scientific Outlook on Development
Three Represents
surface form: Theory of Three Represents

Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era
establishes Central Military Commission of the People's Republic of China
National People's Congress
President of China
surface form: President of the People's Republic of China

State Council of China
surface form: State Council of the People's Republic of China

Supreme People's Court of China
surface form: Supreme People's Court of the People's Republic of China

Supreme People's Procuratorate of China
surface form: Supreme People's Procuratorate of the People's Republic of China

system of people's congresses
firstAdoptedOn 1954-09-20
guaranteesRight freedom of assembly (subject to legal restrictions)
freedom of association (subject to legal restrictions)
freedom of religious belief
freedom of speech (subject to legal restrictions)
freedom of the press (subject to legal restrictions)
imposesDuty observing the Constitution and the law
paying taxes according to law
performing military service according to law
safeguarding the security, honor and interests of the motherland
upholding national unity
influencedBy Soviet constitutional model
jurisdiction China
surface form: People's Republic of China
language Chinese
latestMajorRevision 2018
legalStatus supreme law of the People's Republic of China
legalSystemType socialist legal system with Chinese characteristics
numberOfConstitutionsPreviouslyInForce 3
onlineTextAvailableAt http://www.npc.gov.cn
politicalSystem socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship
previousConstitution Constitution of the People's Republic of China self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1954 Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Constitution of the People's Republic of China self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1975 Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Constitution of the People's Republic of China self-linksurface differs
surface form: 1978 Constitution of the People's Republic of China
requiresOathToUphold state functionaries

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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
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NPC Standing Committee legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1982, as currently in force)
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
ministries and commissions under the State Council legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
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this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
standing committee of the provincial people's congress legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
subject surface form: Standing Committee of the Provincial People's Congress
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Vice Presidents of the Supreme People’s Court legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
Kunming Municipal Government legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
higher people’s courts of China legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
subject surface form: Higher people’s courts of China
this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China
intermediate people’s courts of China legalBasis Constitution of the People's Republic of China
this entity surface form: Constitution of the People’s Republic of China