Military Service Law

Military Service Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国兵役法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted May 31, 1984, effective Oct. 1, 1984; amended and effective Dec. 29, 1998; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; amended and effective Oct. 29, 2011; revised Aug. 20, 2021, effective Oct. 1, 2021)

  • Status: Revision passed
  • Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
  • Principal Drafter: CMC National Defense Mobilization Department
  • Submitters: State Council & Central Military Commission
  • Legislative Plans
    • Five-year: 13th NPCSC Category I
    • Annual: 2020, 2021
  • Legislative History & Text
    • NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: August 2021 (Current Text ⇧)
    • NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: December 2020 (Chinese only)
  • Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(6): 1180–1191]
    • Explanation (Dec. 22, 2020)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Aug. 17, 2021)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Aug. 19, 2021)
    • Presidential Order (Aug. 20, 2021)

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