Order of the President of the People's Republic of China No. 37 (9th term)

The Law of the People's Republic of China on the Standard Spoken and Written Chinese Language, adopted at the 18th Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Ninth National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China on October 31, 2000, is hereby promulgated and shall go into effect as of January 1, 2001.

Jiang Zemin President of the People's Republic of China

October 31, 2000