People's Republic of China
Table:
People's Republic of China

中华人民共和国 (Chinese)
Zhōnghuá Rénmín Gònghéguó (Pinyin)

• First imperial unification

221 BCE

• Republic established

1 January 1912

• People's Republic declared

21 September 1949

• Proclamation of the People's Republic

1 October 1949

• Current constitution

4 December 1982

• Last polity admitted

20 December 1999

Using the given table, judge whether the statement is entailed, neutral, or refuted according to the table. Output only the JSON object {"answer": "YOUR ANSWER"}.

Assertion: China's constitution came before the People's Republic was proclaimed.

answer: refuted