1The Compulsory Education Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) promulgated in April, 1986 is the first time that China has fixed free compulsory education in the form of law, which means that school-age "children and adolescents" must receive nine-year compulsory education.

The enactment of the compulsory education law marks the development of basic education in China to a new stage, and its essence is to implement the compulsory education system for school-age children and adolescents for a certain period in accordance with the provisions of the law.

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Universal education, compulsory education and free education are the essential characteristics of compulsory education. Free steps can be implemented step by step according to the national conditions, but the characteristics of free education must be adhered to. Public welfare is the characteristic of the whole education, and compulsory education should be more thorough, not only universal compulsory education, but also free.

The new Compulsory Education Law has taken another big step in free education, adding the content of no tuition on the basis of 1986. The central government exempts rural compulsory education from miscellaneous fees for two years; In urban areas, further investigation and study are needed to make plans and speed up the process.

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