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, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Courts in Shaanxi Province sentenced eight alleged...
Courts in Shaanxi Province sentenced eight alleged drug criminals to death, four suspects to death with reprieve, eight suspects to life and 51 suspects to terms of imprisonment, the Shaanxi Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Provincial Higher People's Court in Sichuan Province...
The Provincial Higher People's Court in Sichuan Province approved the death sentences of alleged criminals, Xiao Jianbo (5135 1696 3134), Hu Zunxiu (5706 1415 4423) and Zhang Liqin (1728 4539 0530), the Sichuan Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Wuhan,...
The Municipal Intermediate People's Court in Wuhan, Hubei Province, convened a rally to execute eight alleged drug dealers including Wang Guanggen (3769 0342 5329), the Hubei Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
At an open rally in Qiongshan city, in Hainan Province,...
At an open rally in Qiongshan city, in Hainan Province, alleged drug dealers Li Zhenkun (2621 6966 0981) and Zhuang Yaoxing (8369 5069 5281) were escorted to the execution ground, the Hainan Daily reported
- JUNE 26, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhang Meixiu, a Taiwanese woman, was sentenced to death...
Zhang Meixiu, a Taiwanese woman, was sentenced to death by a court in Shantou city, south China's Guangdong province for trying to smuggle 427
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Despite their appeals, two Hong Kong men were executed...
Despite their appeals, two Hong Kong men were executed for smuggling 1kg of heroin each in their part of the operation
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Railway Transport Intermediate People's Court in...
The Railway Transport Intermediate People's Court in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, tried 17 alleged drugs criminals and executed three of them
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
June 25/26 2002: Beijing Number One and Number Two...
June 25/26 2002: Beijing Number One and Number Two Intermediate People's Courts separately executed six alleged drug criminals including Xu Chunming (1776 2504 2494), Chen Baohua (7115 1405 5478), Ma Jiyuan (7456 4949 0337), Li Bangcai (2621 6721 2088), W
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Judicial organs in Hengyang, Hunan Province, executed...
Judicial organs in Hengyang, Hunan Province, executed 21 drug traffickers, smugglers, murderers and robbers, the Hunan Daily reported
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Tianjin city convened anti-narcotics "strike hard"...
Tianjin city convened anti-narcotics "strike hard" rallies to punish drug criminals, the Tianjin Daily reported
- JUNE 25, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Three alleged drug criminals, including Wang Shiguo...
Three alleged drug criminals, including Wang Shiguo (3769 0013 0948), Li Ping (2621 1627) and Hu Rujun (5706 1172 0193) were executed in Shanghai for drug smuggling and trafficking, the Jiefang Daily reported
- JUNE 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four men were sentenced to death by South China's Shenzhen...
Four men were sentenced to death by South China's Shenzhen Intermediate People's Court