Here is our recap of NPC-related events in July 2023 at our monthly newsletter.
The revised Counterespionage Law [反间谍法] (adopted on Apr. 26, 2023) and the Foreign Relations Law [对外关系法] (adopted on June 28, 2023) take effect on July 1.
The NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) is soliciting public comment on the following bills through July 27:
- draft revision to the Administrative Reconsideration Law [行政复议法];
- draft revision to the Marine Environmental Protection Law [海洋环境保护法]；
- draft Patriotic Education Law [爱国主义教育法]; and
- draft Law on Ensuring Food Security [粮食安全保障法].
The NPCSC will convene for its next regularly scheduled session in late August.