1999 amendment to the Constitution of China
| Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China | |
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| Territorial extent | China |
| Passed by | National People's Congress |
| Passed | 15 March 1999 |
| Effective | 15 March 1999 |
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| Acts amended | Constitution of the People's Republic of China |
| Introduced by | Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
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| Status: In force | |
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The Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China was proposed by the 15th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and adopted at the second session of the 9th National People's Congress on 15 March 1999.
The amendments incorporated Deng Xiaoping Theory to the constitution and expanded the role of private enterprises.
History
[edit]On January 22, the CCP Central Committee submitted the “Proposal of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party on Amending Part of the Constitution” to the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.[1] On January 30, the seventh session of the Standing Committee of the 9th National People's Congress passed the "Draft Constitutional Amendment" based on the central government's constitutional amendment proposal, and decided to submit it to the second session of the 9th National People's Congress for deliberation.[2] On March 15, the second session of the 9th National People's Congress passed the Constitutional Amendment with 2,811 votes in favor, 21 votes against, and 24 abstentions.[3]
Amendments
[edit]The amendments incorporated Deng Xiaoping Theory to the constitution. The revised Constitution further improved the status of private enterprises and abolished the clause of "counter-revolutionary crimes". In addition, it added: "The People's Republic of China shall implement the rule of law and build a socialist country under the rule of law."[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "中国共产党中央委员会关于修改宪法部分内容的建议". National People's Congress (in Chinese). 1999-01-22. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "全国人民代表大会常务委员会关于中华人民共和国宪法修正案（草案）". National People's Congress (in Chinese). 1999-01-30. Archived from the original on 2018-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "中华人民共和国宪法修正案". National People's Congress (in Chinese). 1999-03-15. Archived from the original on 2017-09-11. Retrieved 2018-03-10.
- ^ "背景资料：中华人民共和国宪法历次修改梳理". Reuters (in Chinese). 2018-03-12. Archived from the original on 2022-06-04.
