Speech on the Marriage Law of the People's Republic of China

Author: Wu Changzhen
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Publish Date: 2001-05-01
Features: Marriage is a major event in life, and the family is the cell of society. The marital and family relationships of people are one of the most important social relationships. The stability of marital and family relationships is the foundation of social stability. Correctly adjusting marital and family relationships involves the vital interests of every household, men and women of all ages. It concerns the prosperity of the nation, the civilization of humanity, and the development of society, and the Marriage Law is a key legal instrument for regulating marital and family relationships. The Marriage Law is a highly ethical law. The supplements and refinements made during this revision are a concrete embodiment of the combination of governing the country according to law and governing the country with virtue. Learning and implementing the new law is of great significance to the entire population, especially public officials. While building socialist material civilization, we should also build socialist spiritual civilization, and family construction is an important aspect of this. We should approach marital and family issues with socialist ideas, correctly handle marital and family conflicts, and foster more understanding and respect in families, and less conflict and friction. This is the common aspiration of people and also the requirement of the times.