The Controversial Property Rights Law

Editor's Note: Rapid economic development in China has engendered new social phenomena and consequent ideological clashes. This issue sees the start of a new series of articles on the changes in attitude and increasingly pluralistic concepts current in China.     

Landmark Law Provides Equal Safeguards to Public,Private Property

After more than a quarter-cen- tury of market-oriented eco- nomic policies and unprece- dented economic growths, China on March 15,2007 enacted its first law that provides equal legal safeguards to both public and private prop- erties.The 247-article People's Republic of China Property Law,which is due to come     

Property Law：A Decade of Efforts

Having undergone seven readings in 13 years,there has been longer deliberation of this civil law than of any other in the history of NPC legislation.     

People＇s Communes

CHINA＇s individual agricultural economy based on private ownership was transformed into cooperative economy based on public ownership between 1949 and ＇ 1956. During this time span the ＂communistic commune;＂ the ＂col ective farm＂and the ＂people＇s commune＂ successively appeared in rural areas. In 1958, shortly after Chairman Mao Zedong said, ＂It is good to establish people＇s communes,＂ the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China established people＇s communes throughout the country. Documents at that time stated： ＂The realization of communism in our country is not a thing of remote future. We must actively establish people＇s communes and explore a concrete way to communism.＂ By the end of October 1958, more than 26,000 people,s communes housing 120 million rural households -- 99 percent of all rural households in China - had been set up.     

Revised Law Highlights Progress in Protection of Women＇s Rights

Since its promulgation a decadeago,the Law on Protection ofWomen's Rights and Interests ofthe People's Republic of China(hereinafter referred to as theWomen's Protection Law for short)hasplayed a pivotal role in protecting the legit-imate rights and inter…     

Speaking up for the People Deputies to China’s Legislature: the People’s Voice

LEI Chuang, a postgraduate student at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, was very excited to learn that aproposal of his was being taken up at the annual session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) byXie Zilong, an NPC deputy and president of LBX Pharmacy.Lei is a vocal advocate of reducing discrimination against hepatitis B virus (HBV) carriers. Lastyear, his proposal on HBV-related discrimination was also taken up at the NPC session by Xie. More recently,     

The Marriage Law-The First Law Promulgated After the Founding of the People＇s Republic of China

WHEN reporter Li Zhongkui from the Nationality Pictorial went on an assignment in 1957 to Pingxiang City in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, he happened to witness a young woman named Nong Lanying of the Zhuang ethnicity registering her marriage.     

China＇s Employment Promotion Law Guarantees Right to Employment

China's legislature is soliciting comments and suggestions to the draft of Employment Pro- motion Law as an endeavor to democratize its process of legislation.Up to April 25 the National Peo- ple's Congress had received over 11,000 items of comments and suggestions. The draft law has 64 articles in eight chapters,covering general principles,policy support,standard market order,vocational     

China＇s New FoOd Safety Law Comes into Effect

China＇s new Food Safety Law was in effect on June 1, 2009. Essentially, it set up a recall system, while scrapping an earlier system that allowed some larger companies to be exempt from inspection. Heavier penalties were also in line for people who break the law.     

New Prospects for China＇s Economy

In recent years china has intentionally slowed down its economic growth to tacilitate sustainable growth and protect the environment.     

Xinjiang People： A Local Photographer＇s Portfolio

I was born and brought up in Xinjiang, and my Iongtime friends often warn me, a photographer, not to take pictures in dangerous places. As a matter of fact I have received many such phone calls in recent years. Each time I finish the call, I become lost in thought. Scenes of experiences in past decades, together with those photos, materialize before my eyes. I decide I will, with my camera and my utmost good faith, continue to record the land and its people that I dearly love.     

ew Measures for China＇s Westward March

In November 2013, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee approved the Deeision on Major Issues Concerning Comprehensively Deepening Reforms. The decision stated that efforts should be made to aeeelerate infrastruetural connections among neighboring countries and regions and to promote construction of the Silk Road economic belt and Maritime Silk Road, forming an all-round opening-up pattern.     

Tian Qiyu: Enforce Law for People and Human Rights

Editor's Note: In recent years, China's public security organs have firmly implanted the idea of enforcing the law in the interests of the people and adhered to the principle of enforcing the law strictly, impartially and in a civilized manner and dealing flows at all kinds of criminal activities. They have achieved fruitful results in protecting the lawful rights and interests of the people and in safeguarding and protecting human rights. To know such achievements, our staff reporter interviewed Tian Qiyu, executive vice-minister of public security.     

Post-Punk for the People

Swedish-Chinese collaboration PK 14 are taking time out to learn photography, write their fourth album, and set a date with the recording studio by the end of year.     

A Global Inspiration——the China Disabled People＇s Performing Art Troupe

AS a large-scale,multi-disciplinary theatrical performance by the China Disabled People＇s Performing Art Troupe,My Dream was a cultural highlight of the 2008 Beijing Paralympic Games.It included 18 programs that ranged from music and Peking Opera,to dance dramas and musicals.Its evocation of Oriental charm,with a blending of international cultural themes,left many audiences in tears.