PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The People's Republic of China has not promulgated laws or regulations dealing with either emigration or immigration. In practice, emigration and immigration are regulated by policy rather than by statute. Attached are two items dealing with emigration from the People's Republic of China. With regard to immigration, it is to be noted that Article 59 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China promulgated March 5, 1978, provides: Article 59. The People's Republic of China grants the right of residence to any foreign national persecuted for supporting a just cause, for taking part in revolutionary movements or for engaging in scientific work. Prepared by Dr. Sung Yoon Cho, Acting Chief, and Kathryn Haun, Legal Research Analyst Far Eastern Law Division, Law Library Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 May 1979 KAH/vmy 5/2/79PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The People's Republic of China has not promulgated laws or regulations dealing with either emigration or immigration. In practice, emigration and immigration are regulated by policy rather than by statute. Attached are two items dealing with emigration from the People's Republic of China. With regard to immigration, it is to be noted that Article 59 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China promulgated March 5, 1978, provides: Article 59. The People's Republic of China grants the right of residence to any foreign national persecuted for supporting a just cause, for taking part in revolutionary movements or for engaging in scientific work. Prepared by Dr. Sung Yoon Cho, Acting Chief, and Kathryn Haun, Legal Research Analyst Far Eastern Law Division, Law Library Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 May 1979 KAH/vmy 5/2/79PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The People's Republic of China has not promulgated laws or regulations dealing with either emigration or immigration. In practice, emigration and immigration are regulated by policy rather than by statute. Attached are two items dealing with emigration from the People's Republic of China. With regard to immigration, it is to be noted that Article 59 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China promulgated March 5, 1978, provides: Article 59. The People's Republic of China grants the right of residence to any foreign national persecuted for supporting a just cause, for taking part in revolutionary movements or for engaging in scientific work. Prepared by Dr. Sung Yoon Cho, Acting Chief, and Kathryn Haun, Legal Research Analyst Far Eastern Law Division, Law Library Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 May 1979 KAH/vmy 5/2/79PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The People's Republic of China has not promulgated laws or regulations dealing with either emigration or immigration. In practice, emigration and immigration are regulated by policy rather than by statute. Attached are two items dealing with emigration from the People's Republic of China. With regard to immigration, it is to be noted that Article 59 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China promulgated March 5, 1978, provides: Article 59. The People's Republic of China grants the right of residence to any foreign national persecuted for supporting a just cause, for taking part in revolutionary movements or for engaging in scientific work. Prepared by Dr. Sung Yoon Cho, Acting Chief, and Kathryn Haun, Legal Research Analyst Far Eastern Law Division, Law Library Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 May 1979 KAH/vmy 5/2/79PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA The People's Republic of China has not promulgated laws or regulations dealing with either emigration or immigration. In practice, emigration and immigration are regulated by policy rather than by statute. Attached are two items dealing with emigration from the People's Republic of China. With regard to immigration, it is to be noted that Article 59 of the Constitution of the People's Republic of China promulgated March 5, 1978, provides: Article 59. The People's Republic of China grants the right of residence to any foreign national persecuted for supporting a just cause, for taking part in revolutionary movements or for engaging in scientific work. Prepared by Dr. Sung Yoon Cho, Acting Chief, and Kathryn Haun, Legal Research Analyst Far Eastern Law Division, Law Library Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540 May 1979 KAH/vmy 5/2/79