Last December the Chinese government released its updated National Defence Law in order to rectify the law with changes in the organisation, structure and missions of the Chinese armed forces undertaken over the past two decades, especially those resulting from force-wide reforms initiated on 31 December 2015.
Beijing has just announced the national conscription law, last amended in 2001, is undergoing a similar process. Last week a draft was published for public comment. Like the National Defence Law, the new draft is updated for recent developments in the Chinese armed forces and the country as a whole, particularly advances in information technology and population shifts. The review period extends until 2 August, after which the comments will be considered, and the final product eventually released.