Constitutional oath of office of China

The oath of office requirement applies to state civil servants elected or appointed by the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee at or above the county level.

After the overthrow of the last imperial dynasty in 1911, the Republic of China was founded and an oath system was imposed with Sun Yat-sen taking the helm.

[4][5][6] On October 23, 2014, the Fourth Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party proposed "establishing a constitutional oath system, such that all state civil servants elected or appointed by the National People's Congress or its Standing Committee publicly swear an oath to the constitution upon formally taking office.

"[7] On July 1, 2015, the 15th Meeting of the 12th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress passed a decision to implement a constitutional oath, with an effective date of January 1, 2016.

The constitutional oath's last phrase was changed to "to work for a great modern socialist country that is prosperous, strong, democratic, culturally advanced, harmonious, and beautiful."