National Defense Law

National Defense Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国国防法

[Current TextChinese, English]

(adopted and effective Mar. 14, 1997; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; revised Dec. 26, 2020, effective Jan. 1, 2021)

  • Status: Revision passed
  • Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
  • Principal Drafters: CMC General Office & CMC Office for Reform and Organizational Structure
  • Submitters: State Council & Central Military Commission
  • Legislative Plans
    • Five-year: N/A
    • Annual: N/A
  • Legislative History & Text
    • NPCSC deliberation – 2nd (final) round: December 2020 (Current Text ⇧)
    • NPCSC deliberation – 1st round: October 2020 (Chinese only)
  • Legislative Records [Gazette 2021(1): 139–151]
    • Explanation (Oct. 13, 2020)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Dec. 22, 2020)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Dec. 25, 2020)
    • Presidential Order (Dec. 26, 2020)

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