China
2026
- GOVERNMENT
- communist state
- CONSTITUTION
- December 4, 1982, amended several times, last in 2004.
- LEGAL SYSTEM
- based on civil law, of Soviet derivation and derived from the legal principles of the continental civil code
- LEGISLATIVE SYSTEM
- unicameral, National People's Congress (Quanguo Renmin Daibiao Dahui)
- JUDICIAL SYSTEM
- Supreme People's Court, judges appointed by the National People's Congress; local people's courts and special people's courts
RELIGIONS
Buddhists 18.2%, Christians 5.1%, Muslims 1.8%, others 0.7%, unspecified 52.2%
From the country
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported that Xian, Baoji, Xianyang, Yan'an,...
It was reported that Xian, Baoji, Xianyang, Yan'an, and Yulin Intermediate People's Courts, in Shaanxi Province, China, tried 25 drug cases, sentencing eight people to death including Zhou Kexue, Wang Xinmin and Feng Cuiqiong
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chinese state media reported that "courts at different...
Chinese state media reported that "courts at different levels in Jiangsu Province tried 53 drug cases and punished 74 suspects
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Henan Provincial Higher People's Court, China,...
The Henan Provincial Higher People's Court, China, sentenced Zheng Ziyi and Liu Guobo to death and Ran Lingxiang to death with two years reprieve
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen Xulun was sentenced to death by the Hangzhou Intermediate...
Chen Xulun was sentenced to death by the Hangzhou Intermediate People's Court, Zhejiang Province, China, after being found guilty of trafficking in 10,175 ecstasy pills and 207 g of ketamine powder
- JUNE 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Chongqing Number One Intermediate People's Court...
The Chongqing Number One Intermediate People's Court executed a number of "drug criminals" including: Huang Kaiming, who was found in possession of 14 kg of heroin; Ji Shirong, 61, and Li Chunxiang, a female, age 38, found guilty of buying heroin in Burma
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seven people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous...
Seven people in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region were put to death by lethal injection, it was the first time the region had used such a method of execution
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Xie Zhonghua and Wu Jiang were executed after being...
Xie Zhonghua and Wu Jiang were executed after being convicted of murdering a police officer in Zhanjiang City, south China's Guangdong Province
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Shao Jibin, Gao Feng, Wu Ming and Liu Baohong were executed
Shao Jibin, Gao Feng, Wu Ming and Liu Baohong were executed
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing executed...
The No 2 Intermediate People's Court of Beijing executed six people on the order of the Supreme People's Court for their direct involvement in drug-related crimes
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three convicted drug traffickers were executed in Shenzhen...
Three convicted drug traffickers were executed in Shenzhen city in South China's Guangdong Province, state media reported
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Urumqi Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court, in Xinjiang Uighur Autonomous Region, China, sentenced Deng Guanwei and Ceng Jianxiang to death for trafficking in 4
- JUNE 25, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court, China,...
The Fujian Provincial Higher People's Court, China, tried Wu Wenchuan, Lin Jianguo, Xu Guangming and others for drug smuggling, trafficking, transporting, and manufacturing