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Constitution
2018 Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China
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
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
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
1982 Constitution Of The People's Republic Of China, adopted December 4, 1982.
Featured Articles
We note the passing of many prominent individuals who played some role in U.S.-China affairs, whether in politics, economics or in helping people in one place understand the other.
Events
Ying Zhu looks at new developments for Chinese and global streaming services.
David Zweig examines China's talent recruitment efforts, particularly towards those scientists and engineers who left China for further study. U.S. universities, labs and companies have long brought in talent from China. Are such people still welcome?