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2018 Amendment To The Constitution Of China
The Amendment to the Constitution of the People's Republic of China was proposed by the 19th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and adopted at the first session of the 13th National People's Congress on 11 March 2018. The amendments included 21 articles, including granting local legislative power to cities with districts, establishing the National Supervisory Commission and establishing a constitutional oath of office. The amendment removed the restriction that the president and vice president could not serve more than two consecutive terms. History On 29 September 2017, CCP General Secretary Xi Jinping chaired a meeting of the Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and decided to launch the constitutional amendment work. To this end, a constitutional amendment group to carry out work under the leadership of the Politburo Standing Committee was created, with Zhang Dejiang as the group leader and Li Zhanshu and Wang Huning as deputy group leaders. On 27 Dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National People's Congress
The National People's Congress (NPC) is the highest organ of state power of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The NPC is the only branch of government in China, and per the principle of unified power, all state organs from the State Council to the Supreme People's Court (SPC) are subject to it. With 2,977 members in 2023, it is the largest legislative body in the world. The NPC is elected for a term of five years. It holds annual sessions every spring, usually lasting from 10 to 14 days, in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing. Under China's Constitution, the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature, with the power to amend the Constitution, legislate and oversee the operations of the government, and elect the major officers of the National Supervisory Commission, the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, the Central Military Commission, and the state. Since Chinese politics functions withi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xinhua News Agency
Xinhua News Agency (English pronunciation: ),J. C. Wells: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd ed., for both British and American English or New China News Agency, is the official state news agency of the People's Republic of China. It is a ministry-level institution of the State Council. Founded in 1931, it is the largest media organ in China. Xinhua is a publisher, as well as a news agency; it publishes in multiple languages and is a channel for the distribution of information related to the Chinese government and the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Its headquarters in Beijing are located close to the central government's headquarters at Zhongnanhai. Xinhua tailors its pro-Chinese government message to the nuances of each international audience. The organization has faced criticism for spreading propaganda and disinformation and for criticizing people, groups, or movements critical of the Chinese government and its policies. History The predecessor to Xinhua ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornell University Press
The Cornell University Press is the university press of Cornell University, an Ivy League university in Ithaca, New York. It is currently housed in Sage House, the former residence of Henry William Sage. It was first established in 1869, making it the first university publishing enterprise in the United States, but was inactive from 1884 to 1930. The press was established in the College of the Mechanic Arts, as mechanical engineering was called in the 19th century, because engineers knew more about running steam-powered printing presses than literature professors. Since its inception, The press has offered work-study financial aid: students with previous training in the printing trades were paid for typesetting and running the presses that printed textbooks, pamphlets, a weekly student journal, and official university publications. Today, the press is one of the country's largest university presses. It produces approximately 150 nonfiction titles each year in various disci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ecological Civilization
Ecological civilization is the hypothetical concept that describes the alleged final goal of social and environmental reform within a given society. It implies that the changes required in response to global climate disruption and social injustices are so extensive as to require another form of human civilization, one based on ecological principles. It has become one of the tenets of the ideology of the Chinese Communist Party, often referred to as Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. Conceptualization Broadly construed, ecological civilization involves a synthesis of economic, educational, political, agricultural, and other societal changes toward sustainability.Zhihe Wang, Huili He, and Meijun Fan"The Ecological Civilization Debate in China: The Role of Ecological Marxism and Constructive Postmodernism—Beyond the Predicament of Legislation" last modified 2014, ''Monthly Review'', accessed November 1, 2016. Although the term was first coined in the 1980s, it did ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Five-in-one
The "five-in-one" overall plan ( zh, s=“五位一体”总体布局, hp=“Wǔ wèi yītǐ” zǒngtǐ bùjú) is a political slogan promoted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regarding how to achieve the CCP's stated goals of socialist modernization and the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." History The slogan was first introduced by CCP General Secretary Hu Jintao at the 18th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in November 2012 as a way to achieve socialist modernization and the "great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation." Hu said the term was conductive to "the achievement of people-centered, comprehensively coordinated and sustainable scientific development". At the 19th Party National Congress in October 2017, the phrase was incorporated into Xi Jinping Thought. At the first session of the 13th National People's Congress on 11 March 2018, the preamble of the country's constitution was amended to include the overall plan. Content The "five-in-on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Concept For Development
New concept for development or the new development philosophy ( zh, s=新发展理念, hp=Xīn Fāzhǎn Lǐniàn), also called the five major development concepts ( zh, s=五大发展理念, hp=Wǔdà fāzhǎn lǐniàn), is a political slogan promoted by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). It was coined at the fifth plenary session of the 18th CCP Central Committee in 2015 to achieve the goals of the thirteenth five-year plan. The five concepts refers to development being innovative, coordinated, green, open, and shared. History New Concept for Development was first mentioned at the fifth plenary session of the 18th CCP Central Committee in 2015 to achieve the goals of the thirteenth five-year plan. At the first session of the 13th National People's Congress on 11 March 2018, the preamble of the Constitution of China was amended to include the concept. Definition The phrase aims to re-orient the Chinese economy to a new development pattern, and from a narrow focus on GDP g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Rejuvenation Of The Chinese Nation
The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is a political slogan used by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regarding its stated goal of strengthening the Chinese nation. The term was first coined by CCP general secretary Jiang Zemin in 2001. CCP general secretary Xi Jinping tied the concept to the Chinese Dream, making the two concepts synonymous. History Nationalist revolutionary Sun Yat-sen first proposed the concept of "rejuvenating China" (). When the Chinese Communist Party was first founded, Li Dazhao, a CCP co-founder, proposed the "rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" (). After the conclusion of the Chinese Civil War, Mao Zedong called to "make a great turnaround for the Chinese nation" (). After the 3rd plenary session of the 11th CCP Central Committee, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping further developed the concept of the "rejuvenation of the Chinese nation" (). The term great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation was first coined by CCP General Secretary Jiang Zemin in a spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xi Jinping Thought
Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, commonly abbreviated outside China as Xi Jinping Thought, is a political doctrine created during General Secretary Xi Jinping's leadership of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that combines Chinese Marxism and national rejuvenation. According to the CCP, Xi Jinping Thought "builds on and further enriches" previous party ideologies and has also been called as the "Marxism of contemporary China and of the 21st century". It is a component of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and the development of Marxism–Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Three Represents and the Scientific Outlook on Development. The theory's main elements are summarized in the ten affirmations, the fourteen commitments, and the thirteen areas of achievements. It was first officially mentioned at the 19th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party in 2017, in which it w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scientific Outlook On Development
The Scientific Outlook on Development was a political doctrine of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), credited to former Chinese leader Hu Jintao and Hu-Wen Administration, his administration, who was in power from 2002 to 2012. The Scientific Outlook on Development incorporates scientific socialism, sustainable development, social welfare, a humanism, humanistic society, increased democracy, and, ultimately, the creation of a Socialist Harmonious Society. According to official statements by the CCP, the concept integrates "Marxism with the reality of contemporary China and with the underlying features of our times, and it fully embodies the Marxist worldview on and methodology for development." The ideology was first introduced by Hu Jintao on 15 April 2003 while he was on the inspection tour in Guangdong. It is a component of the theoretical system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and is officially lauded as the development of Marxism–Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Den ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Press (Beijing)
People's Press ( zh, s=人民出版社, p=Rénmín Chūbǎnshè), commonly known as People's Publishing House, abbreviated as PPH, is a China's state-run publishing house based in Beijing, which mainly publishes books on philosophy and social sciences, and is the official publisher of political and ideological books for the Chinese Communist Party and the Chinese government. It is run by the Central Propaganda Department of the Chinese Communist Party. Its important publications include classic works of Marxism, and works by " Leaders of the Party and State" of the People's Republic of China. History People's Publishing House was originally established 1 September 1921. It was established for the purpose of publishing communist texts. Its founder was Li Da. In 1923, People's Publishing House merged with other Communist Party printing organizations. People's Publishing House was re-established on 1 December 1950. It was the first official publishing house of the People's Rep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lianhe Zaobao
''Nanyang Sin-Chew Lianhe Zaobao'', commonly abbreviated as ''Lianhe Zaobao'', is the largest Singaporean Chinese-language newspaper with a daily circulation of about 136,900 (print and digital) as of 2021. Published by SPH Media (formerly Singapore Press Holdings), it was formed on 16 March 1983 as a result of a merger between the Singaporean editions of ''Nanyang Siang Pau'' and '' Sin Chew Jit Poh'', two of Singapore's oldest Chinese newspapers. The paper establishes itself as a broadsheet with local news coverage, while international news tend to be largely centred on the East Asia region, with a section dedicated to China. ''Zaobao'' has an East Asian correspondent network spanning Beijing, Chongqing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Taipei, Seoul and Tokyo. It is SPH's flagship Chinese daily and the only Chinese-language daily in Singapore. ''Lianhe Zaobao'' is the only Chinese-language overseas newspaper which can be purchased in major cities of mainland China. As with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
