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
- JANUARY 29, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA EXECUTES 11 CRIMINALS LINKED TO MYANMAR-BASED GANGS
China has executed 11 people linked to online scam centres in Myanmar, according to state media, as Beijing toughens its crackdown on the illegal operations.
JANUARY 20, 2026ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: WOMAN EXECUTED FOR ABUSING AND KILLING STEPDAUGHTER
A woman who abused and killed her stepdaughter was executed on January 20, 2026 in Fujian province after the top court approved her death sentence, local authorities said.
DECEMBER 26, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS CHILDREN
A man was sentenced to death for tricking his two children into drinking pesticide, causing their deaths, the Zunyi Intermediate People's Court in Guizhou province said on December 26, 2025.
DECEMBER 11, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN IN HEBEI SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING HIS WIFE
A man in north China's Hebei Province was sentenced to death for killing his wife, a local court announced on December 9, 2025
- DECEMBER 9, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FORMER EXECUTIVE OF FINANCIAL FIRM EXECUTED FOR BRIBERY
China on December 9, 2025 executed Bai Tianhui, former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings Limited, after he was convicted of bribery.
- NOVEMBER 5, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FIVE PEOPLE INVOLVED IN NORTHERN MYANMAR CRIMINAL GANG SENTENCED TO DEATH
Five members of a 21-person family-run syndicate based in northern Myanmar were sentenced to death by a Chinese court on November 4, 2025 for multiple charges
- NOVEMBER 3, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: SON SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR KILLING MUM BY RUNNING HER OVER WITH CAR IN INSURANCE FRAUD
A 23-year-old man in China was sentenced to death for killing his mother, surnamed Xu, in a staged road accident, the South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on November 2, 2025.
OCTOBER 15, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER INNER MONGOLIA LEGISLATOR SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE
Wang Bo, former vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of Inner Mongolia autonomous region, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for accepting bribes exceeding 449 million yuan ($62.88 million), a court in Hubei provin
OCTOBER 1, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: FORMER SENIOR POLITICAL ADVISER IN GUIZHOU SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR BRIBERY
A former senior political adviser in Guizhou province, Chen Yan, was sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve on September 29, 2025 for taking bribes, Xinhua News Agency reported.
- SEPTEMBER 30, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES 11 MEMBERS OF MAFIA FAMILY TO DEATH
A Chinese court on September 29, 2025 sentenced to death 11 members of a notorious family that ran scam centres in Myanmar, according to Chinese state media.
- SEPTEMBER 29, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: EX-AGRICULTURE MINISTER SENTENCED TO DEATH WITH REPRIEVE FOR HUGE BRIBES
Tang Renjian, former minister of agriculture and rural affairs, has been sentenced to death with a two-year reprieve for bribery, a court in Changchun, Jilin province, announced on September 28, 2025.
- SEPTEMBER 21, 2025ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: FOUR DEFENDANTS SENTENCED IN INFANT KIDNAPPING CASE
The Tai'an Intermediate People's Court in Shandong province handed down sentences on September 19, 2025 for four defendants in a child trafficking case, with two receiving life imprisonment and one the death penalty.