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 1, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
With the approval of the Supreme People's Court, in...
With the approval of the Supreme People's Court, in its second trial, the Provincial Higher People's Court in Hunan Province executed seven criminals, the Xinhua Daily Telegraph reported
- MAY 31, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has made all-out efforts to crack down on tax...
China has made all-out efforts to crack down on tax rebate fraud, said Deputy Commissioner of State Administration of Taxation Cui Junhui at a national conference on cooperation between trade and taxation departments in Dalian
- MAY 31, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yao Ruihua, Xu Weiguo and Nie Shaowen, convicted of...
Yao Ruihua, Xu Weiguo and Nie Shaowen, convicted of murder and robbery, were executed on the orders of the Shanghai Higher Court
- MAY 30, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed a former central bank official for his...
China executed a former central bank official for his part in stealing nearly 15
- MAY 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Dali Prefecture Intermediate People's Court, in...
The Dali Prefecture Intermediate People's Court, in Yunnan Province, sentenced former singer Yang Hongying (2799 3163 5391) to death with two years reprieve for allegedly raising 114m yuan illegally, and 65m by fraud, the Guangzhou Daily reported
- MAY 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In its initial trial, Yulin Municipal Intermediate...
In its initial trial, Yulin Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in Guangxi Province, sentenced Liu Jingsheng to death for abducting and trafficking in women, the Guangxi Zhengfa Bao reported
- MAY 27, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Director of the Public Security Bureau of Lucheng District,...
Director of the Public Security Bureau of Lucheng District, Wenzhou, in East China's Zhejiang Province, was sentenced to death for taking bribes and owning a huge amount of property of unkown sources
- MAY 24, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Former police officer Wang Luxiong and five gang members...
Former police officer Wang Luxiong and five gang members were given the death sentence for engaging in triad activities, the China News Service said
- MAY 22, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Chen was sentenced to death by the Shanghai No
Chen was sentenced to death by the Shanghai No
- MAY 21, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Uighur exile groups claimed that Chinese authroties...
Uighur exile groups claimed that Chinese authroties have detained as many as 3,000 people in Xinjiang since September [2001], with scores also executed for alleged terrorist activities
- MAY 10, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On the orders of Beijing's Higher People's Court, eight...
On the orders of Beijing's Higher People's Court, eight Chinese criminals were executed in Beijing
- APRIL 29, 2002ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhengzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in...
Zhengzhou Municipal Intermediate People's Court, in Henan Province, convened a meeting to try 14 alleged criminals involved in five robbery cases, including an "Amway" robbery case