The State Council Information Office published on Thursday a white paper entitled China's Efforts and Achievements in Promoting the Rule of Law. The document, composed of eight chapters and six appendices, describes the Chinese people's protracted and unremitting struggles for democracy, freedom, equality and the building of a country under the rule of law. The full text of the white paper follows:

China's Efforts and Achievements in Promoting the Rule of Law

Foreword
I. Historical Course of Building a Socialist Country under the Rule of Law
II. Legislation and Legal System with Chinese Characteristics
III. Legal Systems of Respecting and Safeguarding Human Rights
IV. Legal Systems Regulating the Order of the Market Economy
V. Administration by Law and Building a Government under the Rule of Law
VI. Judicial System and Fair Administration of Justice
VII. Popularization and Education of the Law
VIII. International Exchange and Cooperation in Legal Construction
Conclusion
Appendix: List of Current Effective Laws of the People's Republic of China (229)

(China.org.cn February 28, 2008)