Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Teachers Law.
Article 1 In order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of teachers, build a contingent of teachers with good ideological and moral cultivation and professional quality, and promote the development of socialist education, this Law is formulated in accordance with the Constitution.
Article 2 This Law is applicable to teachers engaged in education and teaching in schools and other educational institutions at all levels.
Article 3 Teachers are professionals who perform their educational and teaching duties, and undertake the mission of teaching and educating people, cultivating builders and successors of the socialist cause and improving the quality of the nation. Teachers should be loyal to the people's education.