The People's Republic of China adopted its first Civil Code on May 28, 2020. President Xi Jinping has elaborated on rule of law on multiple occasions. Xi is also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission. Edited excerpts of Xi's speeches on this topic since 2015 follow: 

Excerpts from Xi's report to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017 

 Excerpts from Xi's speech at a study session on implementing the decisions of the Fourth Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee and advancing law-based governance, attended by principal officials at the provincial/ministerial level, on February 2, 2015

Excerpts from Xi's report to the 19th CPC National Congress on October 18, 2017 

Excerpts from Xi's speech at the first meeting of the Commission for Law-based Governance under the CPC Central Committee on August 24, 2018

Excerpts from Xi's speech at the first meeting of the Commission for Law-based Governance under the CPC Central Committee on August 24, 2018

Excerpts from Xi's speech at the 37th group study session of the Political Bureau of the 18th CPC Central Committee on December 9, 2016

Sources: Xi Jinping: The Governance of China (II&III) and Beijing Review