Constitutional changes will enhance governance

The significance of the draft amendments to China's Constitution submitted to the top legislature for deliberation should not be underestimated, given they will advance law-based governance and modernize China's governance system.

Deputies to the annual session of the National People's Congress started reviewing and discussing the proposed amendments, the first in 14 years, on Wednesday and will cast their votes on Sunday.

Besides the proposed enshrining of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era in the fundamental law of the country, what is also noteworthy is the proposed amendment to include the leadership of the Communist Party of China as "the defining feature of socialism with Chinese characteristics". Although this is nothing more than a straightforward acknowledgment of China's reality.