Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), delivers a briefing on the draft civil compulsory enforcement law at the 35th session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee on June 21, 2022. [Photo/ court.gov.cn]

The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, started its 35th session on June 21 in Beijing. Zhou Qiang, president of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), delivered a briefing on the draft civil compulsory enforcement law at the session.

Zhou said the formulation of the civil compulsory enforcement law is a key deployment by the central authorities to fully propel the rule of law and build a socialist rule of law system with Chinese characteristics. The drafting of the law followed the basic principles of upholding the absolute leadership of the Communist Party of China and taking a people-centered approach, accorded with the requirements of the times and was problem-oriented, he said.

In September 2018, the civil compulsory enforcement law was included as a class two project in the legislation plan of the 13th NPC Standing Committee, with the SPC as the leading unit. A task force from the SPC was established to complete the draft, which is divided into four parts, with a total of 17 chapters and 207 articles.