New era update urged for Constitution

The CPC attaches great importance to the role and function of the Constitution in the governance of the country, and the Party has taken effective measures to strengthen the implementation and supervision of the Constitution, it said.

The communique pointed out that the Constitution must be improved along with the practice of building socialism with Chinese characteristics, and such improvement is an outstanding characteristic and basic rule of China's Constitution.

China enacted its Constitution in 1954. In 1982, the fifth session of the fifth National People's Congress adopted the present Constitution, which has been amended in 1988, 1993, 1999 and 2004.

The current Constitution needs to be amended because socialism with Chinese characteristics has entered a new era, and there are new tasks in the new era, the communique said. Some amending should be done to apply the Party's and people's theoretical innovation, practical innovation and systematic innovation outcomes in order to update the rules of the Constitution, it said.

The communique stressed that revising the Constitution is a great event of China's political life, a major decision of the CPC Central Committee and a great measure to promote the rule of law.