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municipalities directly under the central government to build databases for
their regulations, rules, and other regulatory documents.

In order to conduct more effective oversight of the implementation of the
Constitution and the law, we formulated rules for coordinating recording and
review work, revised relevant working procedures, and established a

committee of relevant experts. In accordance with the principle that all
documents that are subject to recording be put on record, that all recorded
documents be reviewed, and that all errors identified be corrected, we
rectified constitutional and statutory violations and maintained the
uniformity of China’s legal system.

We continued to promote public awareness and education about the Constitution.

We implemented a system of pledging allegiance to the Constitution and

organized five oath of office ceremonies for 22 officials who were appointed
or whose nominations were approved by the Standing Committee, thus
raising awareness among public servants of the Constitution and the
principles set forth therein.

We held a symposium for the eighth National Constitution Day with the
theme of ensuring full implementation of the Constitution and developing
whole-process people’s democracy, in an effort to boost society-wide

understanding of the characteristics, essence, and efficacy of China’s
constitution.

Second, prioritizing the overall work of the Party and the country, we
moved faster to formulate and revise laws to provide legal safeguards for
building a modern socialist nation in all respects.

To accomplish the challenging mission of building China into a modern
socialist nation in all respects, many different areas require high-standard
legislation. Adhering to the principle of sound, democratic, and law-based
legislation, and maintaining quality standards, the Standing Committee
picked up the pace of its legislative work.

Standing grounded in the new development stage, applying the new
development philosophy, creating a new pattern of development, and promoting
high-quality development through high-quality legislation: these are the ways in
which the NPC focuses on the central task of economic development and serves the
overall interests of the country.

We formulated the Rural Revitalization Promotion Law, revised the Seed
Law, and drafted and conducted an initial review of revisions to the Animal
Husbandry Law to improve the systems, measures, and mechanisms for rural

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