The (Draft) Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law touches upon the basic system of criminal procedure law and almost all criminal procedures. This article introduces the revisions to the defense system, the system of compulsory measures, the evidence system and the criminal investigation procedure as well as the supplementation of special procedures made by the Draft Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law and, while confirming the overall progresses made by the Draft Amendment in promoting the development of the criminal procedure law system, in safeguarding rights, and in regulating functions and powers, points out and analyzes the existing problems in the draft amendment on which further reflections are needed, with a view to enabling people to have a comprehensive understanding of the Amendment to the Criminal Procedure Law. <<