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Constitution of the People's Republic of China (1982, as amended to 2018)

National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China · Constitute Project (English translation) · 2018

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National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China
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2026-09-01
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The 11 March 2018 amendment added to Article 1 that party leadership is 'the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics', created supervisory commissions and removed the two-term limit from Article 79.

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EstablishedThe 2018 constitutional amendment removed the two-term limit on China's state presidency and declared party leadership the defining feature of Chinese socialism, reversing reform-era limits on the concentration of power.