VOA Cannot Retreat from China
Women’s Rights in China President Jing Zhang July 30, 2011 I remember an afternoon forty years ago. My father furiously slapped my uncle. The argument was behind closed doors and hushed. I couldn’t…
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The Double Persecution of Gu Guangyan: The Travails of a Chinese Woman Who Gave Birth to A Girl
By WRIC Volunteer Li Yanglong Gu’s husband wanted a son. He already had two daughters. He asked his wife to try one more time, illegally, to bear a son. She was determined to give the family a boy who could carry the family name forward. Gu’s first daughter was six, the second one four and…
DetailsCouple Acquired Foreign Residency, Still Fined for Above Quota Birth
Yangtze Evening News Mar 2010 In order to have another child without incurring Population Control fines, a couple, Mr. Yi and Ms. Gong of Changzhou acquired residency of a foreign country and give birth to their “illegal” above quota child in Hong Kong. When they returned to Mainland China,…
DetailsSaving China’s Children From Their Government
Source: http://www.acton.org Author: Anthony B. Bradley Pulsihed Time: April 7, 2009 Heavy-handed government intervention without regard for human dignity produces long-term deleterious effects. Unintended consequences include a dehumanized social sphere and a debilitated economy. China’s family planning policies, established nearly 30 years ago, are a case in point. China’s one-child policy, often enforced by coercive…
DetailsGeneral Principles of the Civil Law of the People’s Republic of China (Excerpts)
Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Sixth National People’s Congress, promulgated by Order No. 37 of the President of the People’s Republic of China on April 12, 1986, and effective as of January 1, 1987 Chapter II Citizen (Natural Person) Section 1 Capacity for Civil Rights and Capacity for Civil Conduct Article 12 A…
DetailsCriminal Law of the People’s Republic of China (Excerpts)
Adopted at the Second Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress on July 1, 1979. Revised at the Fifth Session of the Eighth National People’s Congress on March 14, 1997 Chapter II Crimes Section 1 Crimes and Criminal Responsibility Article 17 If a person who has reached the age of 16 commits a crime, he…
DetailsConstitution of the People’s Republic of China (Excerpts)
Adopted at the Fifth Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress and promulgated for impleamentation by the Announcement of the Nationa People’s Congress on December 4,1982. Revised in accordance with the Amendment to the Constitution of the People’s republic of China adopted at the First Session of the Seventh National People’s Congress on april 12,1988…
DetailsCriminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China (Excerpts)
Adopted at the Second Session of the Fifth National People’s Congress on July 1, 1979, and revised in accordance with the Criminal Procedure Law of the People’s Republic of China adopted at the Fourth Session of the Eighth National People’s Congress on March 17, 1996) Part One General Provision Chapter I Aim And Basic Principles…
DetailsPopulation and Family Planning Law of the People’s Republic of China
Adopted at the 25th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People’s Congress on December 29, 2001 Contents Chapter I General Provisions Chapter II Formulation and Implementation of Plans for Population Development Chapter III Regulation of Reproduction Chapter IV Rewards and Social Security Chapter V Technical Services for Family Planning Chapter VI Legal…
DetailsCompulsory Education Law of the People’s Republic of China
Adopted at the Fourth Session of the Sixth National People’s Congress, and effective as of July 1, 1986. Article 1 This Law is formulated, in accordance with the Constitution and the actual conditions in China, for the purpose of promoting elementary education and the building of a socialist society that is advanced culturally and ideologically…
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