Fundamental Legal Documents of Communist China

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F. B. Rothman, 1962 - 603 pages
 

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Page 6 - The People's Republic of China is a socialist state under the people's democratic dictatorship led by the working class and based on the alliance of workers and peasants.
Page 14 - The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress exercises the following functions and powers: (1) to conduct the election of deputies to the National People's Congress...
Page 31 - Women in the People's Republic of China enjoy equal rights with men in all spheres of life, political, economic, cultural and social, including family life.
Page 56 - From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the attainment of a socialist society is a period of transition. During the transition the fundamental task of the state is, step by step, to bring about the socialist industrialization of the country and, step by step, to accomplish the socialist transformation of agriculture, handicrafts and capitalist industry and commerce.
Page 5 - In the course of economic and cultural development, the state will concern itself with the needs of the different nationalities, and, in the matter of socialist transformation, pay full attention to special characteristics in the development of each. China has already built an indestructible friendship with the great Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the People's Democracies, and the friendship between our people and peace-loving people in all other countries is growing day by day.
Page 156 - Deputies to the people's congresses of provinces, municipalities directly under the central authority, counties, and municipalities divided into districts are subject to supervision by the units which...
Page 32 - It is the duty of citizens of the People's Republic of China to pay taxes according to law.
Page 59 - Party endeavours to develop and strengthen China's friendship with all other countries in the camp of peace, democracy and socialism headed by the Soviet Union, to strengthen the internationalist solidarity of the proletariat and to learn from the experiences of the world communist movement.
Page 12 - The National People's Congress exercises the following functions and powers: 1. to amend the Constitution; 2. to enact laws; 3.
Page 29 - All citizens of the People's Republic of China, who have reached the age of eighteen, have the right to vote and stand for election...

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