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Policy Watch: A Milestone in Legal Development: China Promulgates a Civil Code
President?? Message
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Dear Members,
After thousands of years without a civil code, China National Peo-
ple?? Congress (NPC) adopted China?? first civil code on May 28,
2020 with 2879 votes in favor, 2 against, and 5 abstentions. The
Code went into effect on January 1, 2021.
This first civil code incorporates existing civil laws, such as those
protecting the right to residence and the right to privacy, along with
regulations in some new areas of law, such as privacy of personal
data online and virtual property protection.
Various Chinese media including CGTN have promoted the civil
code ??s a landmark achievement of China?? efforts to widely pro-
mote the rule of law, at a time when Chinese society is experienc-
ing a major transformation in its development. Updating the leg-
islation that the rule of law relies on is an important step in the
modernization of the national governance system and improving
its capacity to respond to the country?? needs. As one of the most
important laws on the protection of individual rights and interests,
the civil code will give a major boost to the level of social fairness
and justice in China.??
Our legal legend and leading Chinese law expert, Dr. David Bux-
baum and his team at the law firm of Anderson and Anderson, LLP
have conducted analysis of this new civil code which are presented
in the following pages. Dr. Buxbaum has been practicing law in
China for the past 48 years and his contributions to the advance-
ment of the legal system in China have been enormous.
Dr. Harley Seyedin
President, American Chamber of Commerce in South China
Winner of the 2017 Oslo Business for Peace Award (together with
Elon Musk)
Awarded by the Award Committee of Nobel Laureates in Peace and
Economics
Among fewer than 20 individuals in 230 years to be awarded the
Thomas Jefferson initiated Peace Through Commerce Medal by the
US Government ?? The Highest civilian honor awarded by the US
Department of Commerce
Visiting Scholar, Jinan University
President, Allelon Energy Partners
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