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Ren Jianxin ( zh, c=任建新, p=Rén Jiànxīn; August 1925 – 21 September 2024) was a Chinese high-ranking official, judge, and politician. He most notably served as
president of the Supreme People's Court The president of the Supreme People's Court is the head of the Supreme People's Court and is the highest-ranking official in the Chinese judiciary. Under the current constitution, the president of the SPC is appointed by and serves at the pleasu ...
from 1988 to 1998, after having held the position of vice president since 1983, and as Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the
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from 1992 to 1998, overseeing all police, intelligence, and judicial agencies.


Biography

Ren Jianxin was born in Xiangfen County,
Shanxi Shanxi; Chinese postal romanization, formerly romanised as Shansi is a Provinces of China, province in North China. Its capital and largest city of the province is Taiyuan, while its next most populated prefecture-level cities are Changzhi a ...
, in 1925. He studied
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at
Peking University Peking University (PKU) is a Public university, public Types of universities and colleges in China#By designated academic emphasis, university in Haidian, Beijing, China. It is affiliated with and funded by the Ministry of Education of the Peop ...
, graduating in 1948. During his studies, he was an underground communist activist, and officially joined the
Chinese Communist Party The Communist Party of China (CPC), also translated into English as Chinese Communist Party (CCP), is the founding and One-party state, sole ruling party of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Founded in 1921, the CCP emerged victorious in the ...
(CCP) in June 1948. Then, he served as Secretary of the Secretary's Office of the North China People's Government ( zh, 华北人民政府), responsible for assisting
Dong Biwu Dong Biwu ( zh , c=董必武 , p=Dǒng Bìwǔ , w=Tung Pi-wu; 5 March 1886 – 2 April 1975) was a Chinese communist revolutionary and politician, who served as acting Chairman of the People's Republic of China between 1972 and 1975. Early li ...
, Chairman of the North China People's Government. In 1949, he became the secretary of the General Office of the Central Political and Law Commission ( zh, 中央政法委员会) and Secretary of the Legislative Affairs Commission of the Central People's Government ( zh, 中央人民政府法制委员会). He thus served, from 1949 to 1959, as an administrative employee in the Legislative Bureau of the
Central People's Government The State Council of the People's Republic of China, also known as the Central People's Government, is the chief administrative authority and national cabinet. It is constitutionally the highest administrative organ of the country and the e ...
, the Political and Legal Commission of the
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, the State Council Bureau of Legislative Affairs, as well as the State Council's General Office. In 1959, he served as Section Chief and then Director of the Department of Legal Affairs of the
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. When the
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broke out in 1966, Ren was persecuted, imprisoned, then sent down to work in the May 7 Cadre School. Restored to his position in 1971, from that year to 1981 he was the Director of Legal Affairs in the
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(CCPIT), and, importantly, Secretary-General in its Maritime Arbitration Commission. This position became significant with the start of the
Chinese economic reform Reform and opening-up ( zh, s=改革开放, p=Gǎigé kāifàng), also known as the Chinese economic reform or Chinese economic miracle, refers to a variety of economic reforms termed socialism with Chinese characteristics and socialist marke ...
, and Ren dealt with globally key maritime players, such as Greek ship-owners. In November 1973, Ren Jianxin headed a Chinese Government delegation, including Lu Long, Wang Zhengfa, and Yang Bo, to Geneva as an observer for the Fourth Series of Meetings of the Governing Bodies of the
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(WIPO). On 3 March 1980, China presented its applications to WIPO, which became effective for China on 3 June 1980. In 1983, Ren entered the Supreme People's Court of China as Executive Vice President for five years until 1988, and then President for the next 10 years from 1988 to 1998. It was during this time that he also advanced in the CCP, serving as a full member of the CCP's 13th and 14th Central Committees (1987–1997) and was chosen to become a member of the
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(1983–1992) and later also the Secretary of the
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, from 1992 to 1998. In 1982, 1984, and 1990, the three pillars of China's intellectual property laws—the
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, the
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, and the
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—were enacted as a result of Ren's coordination and initiative. Finally, from 1998 to 2003 he was a Vice Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Ren Jianxin died on 21 September 2024, at the age of 99.


Honors and awards

*1997–1999 President of the National Judges College *1997–2003 President of China Law Society


See also

* Cao Jianming – Vice-president of the People's Supreme Court (1999–) Vice-president, People's Supreme Court * Wan Exiang – Vice-president of the People's Supreme Court (Grade 2 Judge) (2000–) and vice-president of the People's Supreme Court


References

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