Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China
Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China

Announcement of the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China No. 1

March 11, 2018

Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China, adopted at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on March 11, 2018, is hereby promulgated and has taken effect.

Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China

(Adopted at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on March 11, 2018)

Article 32 In the seventh paragraph of the Preamble of the Constitution, the provision "under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, and the important "Three Represents" thought" is revised to read "under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important "Three Represents" thought, Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era"; the term "improve the socialist legal system" is revised to read "improve the socialist law-based governance"; the sentence "promote the coordinated development of the material, political, and spiritual facets of civilization, and build China into a prosperous, powerful, democratic, and culturally-advanced socialist state" is revised to read "promote the coordinated development of the material, political, spiritual, social and ecological facets of civilization, build China into a prosperous, powerful, democratic, culturally-advanced, harmonious and beautiful socialist modern power, and realize the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". Correspondingly, this paragraph now reads "the victory of China's New Democratic Revolution and the successes of the socialist cause are the achievements of all the peoples of China, as led by the Chinese Communist Party and guided by Marxism-Leninism and Mao Zedong Thought, secured by upholding truth, correcting errors, and overcoming numerous hardships and obstacles. China will remain in the first phase of socialism for a significant length of time. The primary task of the nation is to concentrate efforts for socialist modernization along the path of socialism with Chinese characteristics. Under the leadership of the Communist Party of China and under the guidance of Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important "Three Represents" thought, Scientific Outlook on Development, and Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, all the peoples of China will continue to sustain the people's democratic dictatorship, the path of socialism, and the reform and opening up of China, improve steadily the various institutions of socialism, develop the socialist market economy, socialist democracy, and socialist law-based governance, and foster self-reliance and hard work to progressively modernize the country's industry, agriculture, national defense, and the fields of science and technology, promoting the coordinated development of the material, political, spiritual, social and ecological facets of civilization, building China into a prosperous, powerful, democratic, culturally-advanced, harmonious and beautiful socialist modern power, and realizing the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation."

Article 33 In the tenth paragraph of the Preamble of the Constitution, the phrase "during the long years of revolution and construction" is revised to read "during the long years of revolution, construction and reform"; the provision "a united patriotic front has formed, including all workers under socialism, those who advance the socialist cause, all patriots who uphold socialism, and all patriots who stand for reunification of the motherland" is revised to read "a united patriotic front has formed, including all workers under socialism, those who advance the socialist cause, all patriots who uphold socialism, and all patriots who stand for reunification of the motherland and are committed to the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation". Correspondingly, this paragraph now reads "the process of socialist construction must rely on the workers, peasants and intellectuals, uniting all the strength it is possible to unite.
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