Editing Constitution of China (section)

===10th National People's Congress (2004)===
{{See also|2004 amendment to the Constitution of China}}

The Constitution was amended on 14 March 2004 to include guarantees regarding [[private property]] (''"legally obtained private property of the citizens shall not be violated"'') and [[human rights]] (''"the State respects and protects human rights"''). The government argued that this represented progress for [[Democracy in China|Chinese democracy]] and was a sign from the CCP that they recognized the need to adapt to the booming Chinese economy, which had created a growing [[middle class]] who wanted private property protections.<ref name="bhr">{{cite book |last1=Zhong |first1=Huang |url=https://www.business-humanrights.org/sites/default/files/documents/Merging%20Business%20and%20Human%20Rights%20in%20China.pdf |title=Bridging Human Rights Principles and Business Realities in Northeast Asia |last2=Qian |first2=Cheng |date=2014 |publisher=Vinlin Press |editor1-last=Plantilla |editor1-first=Jefferson R. |location=Malaysia |pages=21–53 |chapter=The Disappearance of Hong Kong in Comics, Advertising and Graphic Design}}</ref>