FEATURED ANALYSIS

China’s Foreign Relations Law: Balancing “Struggle” with Beijing’s “Responsible Great Power” Narrative
Guest post by Moritz Rudolf, Fellow at Yale Law School’s Paul Tsai China Center
Foreign Relations Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国对外关系法
[Current Text: Chinese | English › NPC; China Law Translate]
(adopted June 28, 2023, effective July 1, 2023)
- Status: Passed
- Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
- Principal Drafter: ☭ General Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission
- Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
- Legislative Plans
- Five-year: 14th NPCSC Category I
- Annual: 2023
- Legislative History & Text
- NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: June 26 – 28, 2023 (Current Text ⇧)
- NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: Oct. 26 – 30, 2022 (Chinese only) 💬
- Public consultation: Dec. 30, 2022 – Jan. 28, 2023
- Legislative Records
- Explanation (Oct. 27, 2022)
- Report on Results of Deliberation (June 26, 2023)
- Report on Suggestions for Revision (June 28, 2023)
- Presidential Order (June 28, 2023)
- Official Q&A: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission (June 29, 2023)