On August 17, the annual report on China's rule of law construction (2021), organized by the China law society, was officially released. This is the annual report on China's rule of law construction, which has been released at home and abroad for 14 consecutive years. The report covers the legislative and supervisory work of the NPC and its Standing Committee, administration according to law, reform of the political and legal fields, judicial, procuratorial, public security and judicial administration, protection of human rights and the rule of law, protection of intellectual property rights, construction of ecological civilization and the rule of law, legal research, legal education and publicity, and foreign-related legal work. The report points out that 2021 is a milestone year in the history of the party and the country. 2021 is also an extremely important year in the process of China's legal construction. The CPC Central Committee held the first working meeting of the people's Congress and issued the opinions of the CPC Central Committee on upholding and improving the people's Congress system and strengthening and improving the work of the people's Congress in the new era. The civil code of the people's Republic of China was formally implemented. The CPC Central Committee and the State Council issued the implementation outline for the construction of a government under the rule of law (2021-2025), establishing the road map and construction map for comprehensively promoting the construction of a government under the rule of law during the 14th Five Year Plan period. For the first time in history, the CPC Central Committee specially formulated and issued the opinions of the CPC Central Committee on strengthening the legal supervision of procuratorial organs in the new era. The NPC and its Standing Committee shall take the Constitution and the basic law of the Special Administrative Region as the basis to improve the constitutional order and the rule of law in the Special Administrative Region. Political and legal organs across the country have adhered to the party's absolute leadership over political and legal work, constantly improved law enforcement and judicial policies and measures, and made new achievements in maintaining national political security and social stability, comprehensively deepening reform in the political and legal field, regularizing the elimination of criminal syndicates and evil forces, and educating and rectifying the political and legal personnel, thus providing a strong guarantee for building a safe China and a China ruled by law at a higher level. (news agency)