China Takes Historic Step: Constitution Now Protects Property
The Columbian › March 15, 2004
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BEIJING -- Communist-led China took the historic step Sunday of amending its constitution to protect the property rights of capitalists who are driving its economic boom, while promising to focus on helping farmers and millions of others left behind.
The nation's parliament, making changes dictated by the Communist Party, also passed an amendment declaring respect for human rights but not promising free political expression a key issue for government critics.See the full content of this document
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China Takes Historic Step: Constitution Now Protects Property
The changes came as the figurehead National People's Congress closed a 10-day annual session dominated by promises to shift development to the poor countryside, where 800 million Chinese live.
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