Rule of Law and Virtue with Chinese Characteristics
中国特色的法治与礼治
20th Sep 2008
The Chinese Constitution makes it very clear that China is a Rule of Law
country. Article 5 states: "No organization or individual is privileged to be
beyond the constitution or the law."
中国宪法明确规定,中国是个法治国家。宪法第五条声明:“任何组织或各个人都不得有
超越宪法和法律的特权”。
President Hu, speaking at the 17th Party Congress in 2007 made a powerful
speech on Rule of Law. He said: "The Rule of Law constitutes the essential
requirement of socialist democrac