Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Social Insurance Law.
Article 12 The employing unit shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium according to the proportion of the total wages of employees stipulated by the state and record it in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund.
Employees shall pay the basic old-age insurance premium in accordance with the proportion of wages stipulated by the state and record it in their personal accounts.
Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic old-age insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees who have participated in the basic old-age insurance shall pay the basic old-age insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations and record them in the basic old-age insurance pooling fund and individual accounts respectively.
Article 58 An employing unit shall, within 30 days from the date of employment, apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration for its employees. If the social insurance has not been registered, the social insurance agency shall verify the social insurance premium it should pay.
Employees-free individual industrial and commercial households who voluntarily participate in social insurance, part-time employees who do not participate in social insurance in the employing unit and other flexible employees shall apply to the social insurance agency for social insurance registration.
The state establishes a national unified personal social security number. Personal social security number is a citizen's identity number.
Constitution of the people's Republic of China
Article 19 The state develops socialist education and improves the scientific and cultural level of the people throughout the country.
The state runs various schools, popularizes compulsory primary education, develops secondary education, vocational education and higher education, and develops preschool education.
The state develops various educational undertakings, eliminates illiteracy, educates workers, peasants, state functionaries and other laborers in politics, culture, science, technology and business, and encourages self-study.
The state encourages collective economic organizations, state enterprises and institutions and other social forces to organize various educational undertakings according to law.
The state promotes Putonghua, which is commonly used throughout the country.
Article 20 The state develops natural and social sciences, popularizes scientific and technological knowledge, and rewards scientific research achievements and technological inventions.
Article 21 The state develops medical and health undertakings, modern medicine and traditional Chinese medicine undertakings, encourages and supports rural collective economic organizations, state enterprises and institutions and street organizations to set up various medical and health facilities, carry out mass health activities and protect people's health.
The state develops sports undertakings, carries out mass sports activities and strengthens people's physique.
Article 22 The state develops literature and art, journalism, radio and television, publishing and distribution, libraries, museums, cultural centers and other cultural undertakings that serve the people and socialism, and carries out mass cultural activities.
The state protects historical sites, precious cultural relics and other important historical and cultural heritage.
Article 23 The state trains all kinds of professionals who serve socialism, develops the ranks of intellectuals, creates conditions and gives full play to their role in socialist modernization.