What to know about people's congresses in China's democracy

China's system of people's congresses is in the spotlight again as the annual session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the country's national legislature, will open Tuesday.

Xictionary: Whole-process people's democracy

Nation to standardize levels of fines

China is set to standardize the imposition of fines, and prohibit practices such as leveraging fines for revenue gains.

Fine-tuned carbon trading regulation accelerates China's green transition

Zhang Yaobo, an official with the Ministry of Justice, said the regulation features the whole-process management, appropriate resilience and a problem-orientated approach.

China provides legal aid to migrant workers in 480,000 cases in 2023

China's legal aid agencies nationwide handled 480,000 cases related to legal assistance for migrant workers in 2023, the Ministry of Justice said on Monday.

China Law Society vows to improve access to legal services for grassroots

The China Law Society (CLS) pledged at a meeting on Thursday that it will improve access to legal resources and services at the country's grassroots level.

Hotline provides psychological, legal counseling to young people

Since established by the Communist Youth League of China (CYLC) Central Committee in 2006, the hotline service has helped hundreds of thousands of youngsters in China by providing much needed counseling for mental health and legal problems.

China steps up legislation on promoting private economy

The Ministry of Justice, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), and the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) jointly held a legislative work symposium on Feb 21 to discuss legislation concerning the promotion of the private economy and to listen to opinions and suggestions from academics and representatives of private enterprises.

China begins drafting law on promoting private economy

China's Minister of Justice He Rong said at a symposium on Wednesday that the country had started drafting a law on promoting its private economy.

Central legal service districts play crucial role in promoting rule of law in China

In recent years, central legal service districts in China have been intensifying efforts to achieve integrated innovation and create targeted and efficient "one-stop" legal services.

China to establish quick-response mechanism for legislation

China's Ministry of Justice has said that this year it will further enrich legislative forms and explore ways to establish a quick-response mechanism for legislation in a bid to strengthen the quality and effectiveness of legislation.

China sees strides in development of foreign-related legal system and capacity

China has seen solid progress in the development of its foreign-related legal system and capacity, according to the Ministry of Justice (MOJ).