On April 5, the CCP Central Committee and the State Council jointly released Opinions on “Strengthening the construction of socialist legal culture.” The new opinions pledge to: “Build an environment where all of society acts in accordance with the law, and looks to legal mechanisms to solve problems and resolve conflicts by 2035.” They also call for: More propaganda on Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and Greater study into socialist legal theory and urge young people and cadres to study the constitution more deeply. It states that leading cadres will be evaluated on their understanding of the constitution and that Constitutional study will be emphasised in schools.

(Comment:  Xi Jinping convened the first Central Work Conference on Law-based Governance, unveiling the concept of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, in November 2020.)