(Selected from the translated work titled The Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, authored by Robert Zhang and Steve Li, criminal defense lawyers registered in Shanghai, China.)
Article 83 [Term of Parole] The term of parole shall be the remaining term of imprisonment that has not been served or ten years if the offender is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment or life imprisonment, respectively.
The term of parole shall be counted from the date when the offender is released on parole.