Constitution

2018 Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China

March 11, 2018

The change that attracted the most attention was the removal of term limits for the president (国家主席 state chairman) of China. This was widely seen as permitting the current president, Xi Jinping, to continue in office. The Communist Party has formal term limits for its general secretary and Xi Jinping was expected to continue in that position beyond the 2022 Party congress.

Constitution of the Communist Party of China, 2012

November 14, 2012

The following is the full text of the Constitution of the Communist Party of China (CPC) revised and adopted at the 18th CPC National Congress on Nov. 14, 2012.

National People's Congress, 1999 Amendments to the PRC Constitution, March 15, 1999

March 15, 1999

Adopted at the Second Session of the Ninth National People's Congress and promulgated for implementation by the Announcement of the National People’s Congress on March 15, 1999.

Constitution Of The People's Republic Of China, 1982

December 4, 1982

1982 Constitution Of The People's Republic Of China, adopted December 4, 1982.