Rule of Constitution, a Prerequisite for the Rule of Law

The decision to comprehensively implement the rule of law as well as other major issues made at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee is the programmatic document for the rule of law in the new era. On this session, rule of constitution was mentioned, which indeed is the inevitable extension of the concept of rule of law because to rule a nation in accordance with the law definitely requires ruling a nation in accordance with the constitution. This decision should not have caused such a sensation as well as so much concern. It earned special attention possibly due to our divided opinions on the following three issues.

Welcome Address

Set Things Right and Rule the Country by its Constitution for Better Political Civilization

Independent Innovation and the Development of Chinese Enterprises

In 1978, he was admitted to Tsinghua University with a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in mechanical engineering. After graduation,he started his work inthe State Economic Commissionand then the General Office. In 1988, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Affairs Department of the State Planning Commission, Deputy Director of the Economic Research Center, and Deputy Director of the Comprehensive Research Department of the Macroeconomic Research Institute. In 1996, he was appointed as the Deputy Director of the State Administration of Economic Cooperation and Secretary of the Ministry of Enterprise Reform, Deputy Secretary-General of the State Economic and Trade Commission. In May 2003, he served as Deputy Director of the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission of the State Council and Deputy Secretary of the Party committee. In March 2013, he was appointed vice chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress.