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
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced...
The Shanghai No 2 Intermediate People's Court sentenced to death Gu Xuehua for kidnapping and killing a five-year-old boy
- MAY 26, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Yangjiang Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Yangjiang Intermediate People's Court, in Guangdong Province, sentenced five suspects to death, including Zhao Suidan
- MAY 23, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
It was reported by state that a teacher in northern...
It was reported by state that a teacher in northern China's Shenyang city was sentenced to death for raping and sexually harassing six pupils
- MAY 19, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yuan Xiuzhen, a 46 year old woman, and three men, Hu...
Yuan Xiuzhen, a 46 year old woman, and three men, Hu Aizhong, Yang Pinwu and Chen Shibin were executed in Beijing after being convicted of violent crime, including murder and armed robbery
- MAY 17, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Guangzhou Intermediate People's Court, Guangdong Province, China, sentenced Lan Jinquan, Chen Hongying and Jian Zhiqiang to death, sentenced Wang Jun to death with two years reprieve and Yang Peng to life imprisonment after convi
- MAY 14, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zu Feng, Sun Liang and Sun Liansheng were sentenced...
Zu Feng, Sun Liang and Sun Liansheng were sentenced to death by the first Intermediate People's Court of Beijing for cheating 160 million yuan
- MAY 14, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China said it would execute or award a sentence of...
China said it would execute or award a sentence of up to life imprisonment for anyone violating quarantine and intentionally spreading SARS
- MAY 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The former vice governor of China's south-western province...
The former vice governor of China's south-western province of Yunnan, Li Jiating, was given a suspended death sentence for bribery, the official Xinhua news agency reported
- MAY 9, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, the Jinan Intermediate People's...
In its initial trial, the Jinan Intermediate People's Court, in Shandong Province, China, sentenced two "principal criminals" to death and two to life imprisonment for manufacturing and trafficking drugs
- MAY 8, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Seventeen farmers received sentences ranging from imprisonment...
Seventeen farmers received sentences ranging from imprisonment to the death penalty from the Beijing No
- MAY 5, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Hebei Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced...
The Hebei Intermediate People's Court, China, sentenced Hou Wanli to death, and Ma Qingli, his spouse, to 10 years imprisonment for trafficking children in central China, state media said
- APRIL 29, 2003ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Cong Fukui, former executive vice-governor of Hebei...
Cong Fukui, former executive vice-governor of Hebei Province, was sentenced to death by the Zhangjiakou City Intermediate People's Court of Hebei Province