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
- AUGUST 2, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
FORMER CHINA MOBILE EXECUTIVE DROPS DEATH VERDICT APPEAL
the former deputy general manager of China Mobile, Zhang Chunjiang, gave up his right to appeal his death sentence after being convicted of taking bribes. Chunjiang was sentenced to death on July 23, 2011, by the Intermediate People's Court of Cangzhou.
- AUGUST 1, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINESE POLICE EXECUTES TWO OVER VIOLENCE: GOVERNMENT
police in China’s restive Xinjiang region executed two people allegedly involved in deadly violence over the weekend, local authorities said.
JULY 26, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: MAN GETS DEATH FOR FAKE MONEY SCAM
a man was sentenced to death in south China's Guangdong Province for forging
- JULY 25, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR TAINTING PORK
the Intermediate People's Court of Jiaozuo, in China's Henan province, sentenced Liu Xiang to death with a two-year reprieve for illegally dealing in clenbuterol, a poisonous chemical known as lean meat powder.
JULY 23, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCANADA DEPORTS TOP CHINESE FUGITIVE
China arrested its most wanted fugitive in the capital Beijing after Canada deported him to end a decades-long saga that had plagued Sino-Canadian relations, but concerns remained among activists about whether he would receive a fair trial.
- JULY 22, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
EX-CHINA MOBILE OFFICIAL GETS SUSPENDED DEATH SENTENCE
in northern China, the Intermediate People's Court of Cangzhou sentenced former China Mobile executive Zhang Chunjiang, 53, to death with a two-year reprieve. Zhang allegedly took bribes of 7.46 million yuan in his various positions between 1994 and 2009.
- JULY 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA: MAN TO BE EXECUTED FOR RAPE
Zeng Qiangbao, 40, had his death sentence upheld in China after being convicted of rape, robbery, illegal captivity and forcible seizure.
JULY 19, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTYCHINA: TWO OFFICIALS EXECUTED FOR GRAFT
China executed two former local government officials for taking tens of millions of dollars in
- JULY 18, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
DEATH SENTENCE UPHELD FOR FORKLIFT DRIVER OVER MURDER IN CHINA'S INNER MONGOLIA
The Higher People's Court of China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region upheld the death sentence of forklift driver Sun Shuning for killing Yan Wenlong on May 15, 2011, in Abag Banner in a dispute over pollution caused by a coal mine.
- JULY 14, 2011ChinaDEATH PENALTY
COLOMBIAN MAN SENTENCED TO DEATH IN CHINA FOR DRUG CHARGES
Colombian national Harold Carillo Sanchez was sentenced to death in China earlier this year for trafficking 6.6 pounds of drugs into Beijing, Caracol Radio reported.
- JULY 12, 2011PhilippinesDEATH PENALTY
2 PINOYS ESCAPE DEATH ROW IN CHINA
two unidentified Filipinos had their death sentences with two year reprieves commuted to life imprisonment in China by the Hangzhou Intermediate People’s Court, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) quoted the Philippine Consulate General in Shanghai as
- JULY 7, 2011RussiaDEATH PENALTY
CHINA SENTENCES RUSSIAN TO DEATH FOR HEROIN SMUGGLING
a Chinese court sentenced a Russian national to death for attempting