Patriotic Education Law of the People's Republic of China | |
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Standing Committee of the National People's Congress | |
Passed by | Standing Committee of the National People's Congress |
Passed | 24 October 2023 |
Signed by | President Xi Jinping |
Signed | 24 October 2024 |
Commenced | 1 January 2024 |
Legislative history | |
Introduced by | Council of Chairpersons |
First reading | 26–28 June 2023 |
Second reading | 20–24 October 2023 |
Status: In force |
Patriotic Education Law of the People's Republic of China | |||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 中华人民共和国爱国主义教育法 | ||||||
Traditional Chinese | 中華人民共和國愛國主義教育法 | ||||||
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The Patriotic Education Law of the People's Republic of China is a legislation concerning patriotic education in China. It was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on 24 October 2023 and came into effect on 1 January 2024.
The draft law was submitted for review on 26 June 2023. [1] The Patriotic Education Law was passed by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPCSC) on 24 October 2023,and was signed by Xi Jinping in his capacity as president in the same day. [2] It came into effect on 1 January 2024. [2] [3]
According to the law,the main contents of patriotism are: [4]
The law requires that "all levels and types of school shall have patriotic education permeate the entire course of school education,doing a good job of ideology and political theory courses,and having patriotic education integrated into all subjects". [5] It requires establishments such as museums and libraries to be turned into places to venues to conduct patriotic education and to turn tourist locatıons into places which "inspire patriotism". [6]
Article 15 emphasizes the integration of patriotic education to "all levels and types of school" and "the entire course of school education". Article 16 mentions "all types of school activity",including mandating schools to organize trips for students to visit patriotic sites. Article 17 mandates parents and guardians to take on the responsibility of patriotic education of their children at home. [7] Article 22 mandates that the law applies to the residents of Hong Kong,Macau and Taiwan,and overseas Chinese,with the intention of "consciously preserving national and ethnic unity". [8] Article 33 requires internet information service providers to produce content that "embodies the spirit of patriotism" and develop "new technologies and products to vividly carry out patriotic education activities". [4] [7]