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 28, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China denied it harvested organs from executed prisoners,...
China denied it harvested organs from executed prisoners, including from some not quite dead, after a Chinese doctor testified to the U
- JUNE 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Wang Guoqi, a Chinese burn specialist seeking political...
Wang Guoqi, a Chinese burn specialist seeking political asylum in the United States said that as a physician in China, he took part in removing corneas and harvesting skin from more than 100 executed prisoners, including one who had not yet died
- JUNE 27, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
In a background briefing on the Wang Guoqi's case, the U
In a background briefing on the Wang Guoqi's case, the U
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Shanghai Daily newspaper said that Zhu Qinggang,...
The Shanghai Daily newspaper said that Zhu Qinggang, a 30-year-old trafficker from Sichuan province, was executed "to help mark World Anti-Drug Day"
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
On the International Day against Drug Abuse, the local...
On the International Day against Drug Abuse, the local court of the southern island province of Hainan condemned eight people to death for drug trafficking and trading
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Guangxi judicial organs publicly executed Chen Falong,...
Guangxi judicial organs publicly executed Chen Falong, Gan Yuan, Liu Aiguo, Huang Weiguang, Jin Xinbao (female), Zhang Mudong (female), Zhong Qiuqi, Zhang Guo, Chen Shichao, Li Kecai, Song Huaqiang, Lin Mingjian, Zhu Yi, Tan Jiming, Zhang Yueqiang, Wang Z
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Hong Kong residents Tan Hung-chien and Tan Hao-hui...
Hong Kong residents Tan Hung-chien and Tan Hao-hui were condemned to death by the Guangdong Supreme People's Court
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
China executed at least 56 people for drug crimes and...
China executed at least 56 people for drug crimes and staged mass rallies nationwide to mark a UN anti-drug day
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
The Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province held a judgment pronouncement rally at the Haikou gymnasium
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Sichuan's Mianyang city convened a judgment rally to...
Sichuan's Mianyang city convened a judgment rally to showcase the initial results from the "Hurricane-C" centralized operation
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
Six people found guilty of abducting and selling women...
Six people found guilty of abducting and selling women were executed in Jining City, Inner Mongolia
- JUNE 26, 2001ChinaDEATH PENALTY
The Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province...
The Haikou Intermediate People's Court in Hainan Province found Cao Xiaojun, Yang Qingsong, and Sun Jinglian guilty of murder during a judgment pronouncement rally at the Haikou gymnasium