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Since its inception in 1949, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) has enacted four constitutions, and a quasi Constitution called the Common Program of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (1949). These constitutions have served the government well in legitimizing its domination and in promoting its political programs. But due to the lack of effective enforcing mechanisms, they had almost no direct relevance to the daily life of the Chinese people.
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© 2009 Stéphanie Balme and Michael W. Dowdle
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Xingzhong, Y. (2009). Western Constitutional Ideas and Constitutional Discourse in China, 1978–2005. In: Balme, S., Dowdle, M.W. (eds) Building Constitutionalism in China. The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230623958_7
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