Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday reviewed a draft decision by the State Council, China's cabinet, to better protect farmers' property rights in areas selected to pilot rural land use reform measures.
Lawmakers began reviewing draft legislation for the country's first anti-terrorism law Wednesday, to better counter terrorist activities while protecting citizens' rights.
Through the expansion of the Shanghai FTZ and the addition of new zones, reform policies can be tested in a larger geographic area and on a bigger scale, he said.
China's waterways will become more regulated after the country's top legislature adopted a law on navigation channels on Sunday.
Lawmakers got into heated debate this afternoon while discussing how to revise the Legislation Law so the country can have an increase of "good laws".
The top legislature adopted an amendment to the Administrative Procedure Law Saturday, aiming to expand the people's right to sue the government.
The top legislature decided to designate December 4 as national Constitution Day amid efforts to enhance the document's implementation and advance the rule of law.
A Chinese fraudster who had her death sentence commuted to life imprisonment in July may be the last person in China to face death row for the crime.