China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) has released its 2025 session’s agenda and daily schedule of meetings, as well as a preliminary schedule of press events during the session. This year’s session will open on the morning of March 5 and close on the afternoon of March 11, lasting seven full days. As the NPC spokesperson announced last year, the Premier will not hold a press conference after this session (or during the remainder of this NPC’s term “absent special circumstances”).
All times below are in China Standard Time (UTC +8:00). For a primer on the NPC and its annual sessions, check out this FAQ.
The 2025 session’s agenda contains the following seven items:
- Deliberate the Government Work Report;
- Review a report on the implementation of the 2024 Plan for National Economic and Social Development (“Development Plan”) and on the draft 2025 Development Plan; and review the draft 2025 Development Plan;
- Review a report on the execution of the 2024 Central and Local Budgets (“Budgets”) and on the draft 2025 Budgets; and review the draft 2025 Budgets;
- Deliberate a draft amendment to Law on the Delegates to the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses (“Delegates Law”) [全国人民代表大会和地方各级人民代表大会代表法];
- Deliberate the work report of the NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC);
- Deliberate the work report of the Supreme People’s Court (SPC); and
- Deliberate the work report of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP).
Key documents will be introduced and voted on according to the following schedule:
- March 5 (a.m.): Hear the Government Work Report; review the report on the Development Plans and the 2025 Development Plan; review the report on the Budgets and the 2025 Budgets; and hear an explanation of the draft Delegates Law amendment.
- March 8 (a.m.): Hear the NPCSC’s, SPC’s, and SPP’s work reports.
- March 11 (p.m.): Vote on various resolutions concerning the work reports, Development Plans, and Budgets; and vote on the draft Delegates Law amendment.
A more detailed description of the session’s daily schedule follows. The “Delegates’ Corridors” and “Ministers’ Corridors” are brief Q&As that will take place immediately before and after, respectively, the plenary meetings. We will update this post with links to all plenary meetings and press events throughout the session.
Wednesday, March 5
🎙 8 a.m.: Delegates’ Corridor
9 a.m. (1st plenary meeting): Hear the Government Work Report from Li Qiang (Premier); review the report on the Development Plans and the 2025 Development Plan; review the report on the Budgets and the 2025 Budgets; and hear an explanation of the draft Delegates Law amendment by Li Hongzhong (NPCSC Vice Chairman).
🎙 10:50 a.m.: Ministers’ Corridor
Liu Wei, Minister of Transport
Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education
Luo Wen, Director of the State Administration for Market Regulation
Li Yunze, Director of the National Financial Regulatory Administration
3 p.m.: Delegates deliberate the Government Work Report as delegations.
Thursday, March 6
9 a.m.: Delegates deliberate the Government Work Report in small groups.
3 p.m.: Delegates review, in small groups, the report on Development Plans and the draft 2025 Development Plan, as well as the report on the Budgets and the draft 2025 Budgets.
🎙 3 p.m.: Press conference on the economy
Zheng Shanjie, Director of the National Development and Reform Commission
Lan Fo’an, Minister of Finance
Wang Wentao, Minister of Commerce
Pan Gongsheng, Governor of the People’s Bank of China
Wu Qing, Chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission
Friday, March 7
9 a.m.: Delegates review, in small groups, the report on Development Plans and the draft 2025 Development Plan, as well as the report on the Budgets and the draft 2025 Budgets.
🎙 10 a.m.: “China’s foreign policy and foreign relations”
Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs
3 p.m.: Delegates deliberate the draft Delegates Law amendment in small groups.
Saturday, March 8
🎙 8 a.m.: Delegates’ Corridor
9 a.m. (2nd plenary meeting): Hear the NPCSC’s work report from Zhao Leji (NPCSC Chairman); hear the SPC’s work report from Zhang Jun (SPC President); and hear the SPP’s work report from Ying Yong (SPP Procurator-General).
🎙 10:50 a.m.: Ministers’ Corridor
Han Jun, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Li Guoying, Minister of Water Resources
Huang Runqiu, Minister of Ecology and Environment
📄 12 p.m.: Deadline for submitting delegate bills
3 p.m.: Delegates deliberate the NPCSC’s work report in small groups.
Sunday, March 9
9 a.m.: Delegates deliberate, in small groups, a revised version of the draft Delegates Law amendment as well as the SPC’s and SPP’s work reports.
3 p.m.: Delegates deliberate the SPC’s and SPP’s work reports in small groups.
🎙 3 p.m.: Press conference on “the people’s livelihood”
Lu Zhiyuan, Minister of Civil Affairs
Wang Xiaoping, Minister of Human Resources and Social Security
Ni Hong, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development
Lei Haichao, Director of the National Health Commission
Monday, March 10
9 a.m.: Delegates deliberate the NPCSC’s, SPC’s, and SPP’s work reports as delegations.
3 p.m.: Delegates deliberate, in small groups, three draft resolutions on the Government Work Report, Development Plans, and Budgets, respectively.
Tuesday, March 11
9 a.m.: Delegates deliberate, in small groups, three draft resolutions on the NPCSC’s, SPC’s, and SPP’s work reports, respectively.
🎙 2 p.m.: Delegates’ Corridor
3 p.m. (3rd plenary meeting): Vote on all resolutions and the draft Delegates Law amendment.
🎙 4:20 p.m.: Ministers’ Corridor
Guan Zhi’ou, Minister of Natural Resources
Sun Yeli, Minister of Culture and Tourism
Gao Zhidan, Director of the General Administration of Sport