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
- JULY 29, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Tianjin People's Higher Court sentenced two security...
The Tianjin People's Higher Court sentenced two security officers and three others to terms ranging from 13 years to a suspended death sentence for trying to place 44 falcons on a foreign-bound Air China flight, the Beijing Youth Daily reported
- JULY 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Two thieves who murdered many of their victims were...
Two thieves who murdered many of their victims were sentenced to death for killing 12 people and injuring 58 others in Beijing over the past two years
- JULY 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Suburban courts around Beijing issued execution orders...
Suburban courts around Beijing issued execution orders for at least five criminals convicted of violent crimes, including a pair of lovers who teamed up to murder one of their spouses, the Beijing Youth Daily reported
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers...
Thailand's criminal court sentenced 19 drug dealers to death, one of whom was Chinese
- JULY 25, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in...
One of two men involved in a tragic hostage drama in December 2000 in Shenyang, which left one victim dead and two seriously injured, was executed
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Four Chinese were executed after a court in southern...
Four Chinese were executed after a court in southern China's Guangdong province found them guilty of counterfeiting Chinese currency
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In Zhejiang province, Lu Zhengchun was executed for...
In Zhejiang province, Lu Zhengchun was executed for having produced 2
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Zhong Chongming, who was found guilty of robbing a...
Zhong Chongming, who was found guilty of robbing a local bank and illegally possessing firearms and ammunition, was sentenced to death and executed in Linyi, in east China's Shandong Province
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
A court in the central Chinese province of Hunan handed...
A court in the central Chinese province of Hunan handed down the death sentence to a female manager found guilty of large-scale corruption
- JULY 24, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Yang Xiaojian was sentenced to death for raping nine...
Yang Xiaojian was sentenced to death for raping nine women taxi drivers in 40 days
- JULY 22, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China has launched a campaign of forced repatriation...
China has launched a campaign of forced repatriation of North Korean refugees, according to the international humanitarian organization, Doctors Without Borders
- JULY 13, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China exploded jubilantly with fireworks after Beijing...
China exploded jubilantly with fireworks after Beijing won the vote to host the 2008 Olympics, but long-time critics said it would have to improve its human rights record between now and then