China to bring legislation in sync with its modernization drive

China will advance its path to modernization by deepening reforms in legislation, with greater efforts in formulating and revising some major legislative items, Shen Chunyao, an official from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, said on Friday.

A new resolution of the Communist Party of China has put forward new requirements for legislation, such as formulating laws to promote private economy, financial development, ethnic unity and fight against cross-border corruption, Shen, head of the NPC Standing Committee's Legislative Affairs Commission, told a news conference.

According to the resolution, revising the Supervision Law and compiling a code on environment and ecology are also major legislative tasks in the coming period, he added.

The resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization was adopted at the third plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, which ended on Thursday in Beijing.

"We'll formulate laws in a timely manner to meet the needs of deepening reforms, and amend, improve or abolish legislative items that are incompatible with the reforms and development," Shen said.

The NPC Standing Committee will also make authorized decisions on some reforms that need to be tested or piloted first due to lack of practical experience, he added.

Recalling legislative achievements made after the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, he said the country has been committed to promoting reforms and advancing the building of rule of law at the same time.

Comparing the rule of law and reforms to the two wings of a bird, he added that China will continue deepening reforms and promoting the Chinese modernization along the path of the rule of law.

Data released by him showed that China has had 303 effective laws, of which 78 were enacted after the third plenary session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, such as the Civil Code, a milestone legislative item and also a fundamental law for regulating civil activities.