---
title: "Agrarian Reform Law — Definition & Meaning | Model Diplomat"
description: "The Agrarian Reform Law of 1950 abolished landlord landownership in China, redistributing land to peasants. Key for civil services and policy studies."
url: "https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/agrarian-reform-law"
---

[New](https://modeldiplomat.com/)

#

Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Agrarian Reform Law of 1950 was the People's Republic of China statute that abolished landlord landownership and redistributed land to peasants nationwide.
- How did the 1950 Agrarian Reform Law differ from the 1947 Outline Land Law of China?
- Why did the Agrarian Reform Law protect rich peasants?
- What happened to the peasant landholdings created by the 1950 law?
- Who explained the law and what was its stated purpose?

[Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services/glossary)Updated June 22, 2026

Go beyond the definition

## Research Agrarian Reform Law like a delegate

Model Diplomat's AI drafts position papers, speeches, and country research with real sources — built for MUN and politics students.

## Research it like a delegate

Research on modeldiplomat.com

## Ask a follow-up about Agrarian Reform Law

Open a cited briefing in Model Diplomat search — timelines, positions, and sources you can use in committee or exam answers.

[Start research on Agrarian Reform Law](https://modeldiplomat.com/search?q=Explain%20Agrarian%20Reform%20Law%20%E2%80%94%20key%20dates%2C%20actors%2C%20positions%2C%20and%20sources)

Example

In 1950–52, Communist work teams implementing the Agrarian Reform Law redistributed roughly 700 million mu of confiscated landlord land to some 300 million Chinese peasants, abolishing landlord ownership nationwide.

Keep learning

## Go deeper than the definition

Lessons

[Founding Of The Prc 1949](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/lessons/china-modern-history-founding-of-the-prc-1949)

Courses

[China Modern History](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/courses/china-modern-history)

[Explore all Civil Service & Diplomatic Exams lessons](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/civil-services)[Test yourself with a quiz](https://modeldiplomat.com/learn/glossary/quiz/civil-services)

## Take Agrarian Reform Law beyond the glossary

Ask the AI research engine built for diplomacy — get briefings, position papers, and speeches with sources you can cite in committee.