<DIV>The periodical result of a national project entitled ?Research on the Socialist System with Chinese Characteristics” undertaken by Renmin University of China School of Law, this authoritative and detailed discussion provides an honest review and examination into the limitations of China's laws with unbiased information and demonstrations. In response to the Chinese Communist Party's proposition that the socialist legal system with Chinese characteristcs be formed, this account attempts to answer various questions stemming from this suggestion, including <I>How would such a legal system be constituted?</I> W<I>hat is the tendency of Chinese and foreign legal systems?</I> and <I>How should the legal system's problems be resolved?</I></div>