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The Diplomat › Why Did China Amend Its Law Governing Delegates to People’s Congresses?

The amendments codify recent policy and practice to better support—and regulate—Chinese people’s representatives.

Law of the People’s Republic of China on the Delegates to the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses
中华人民共和国全国人民代表大会和地方各级人民代表大会代表法

[Current Text: Chinese, English]

(adopted and effective April 3, 1992; amended and effective Aug. 27, 2009; amended and effective Oct. 28, 2010; amended and effective Aug. 29, 2015; amended Mar. 11, 2025, effective Mar. 12, 2025)

• Status: Amendment passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPC (2881–3–0)
• Primary Drafters: NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission & NPCSC Deputy Affairs Commission
• Initial Submitter: Council of Chairpersons
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2024, 2025
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPC deliberation – final round: Mar. 5 – 11, 2025 (Chinese only · Δ)
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #2: Dec. 21 – 25, 2024 (Chinese only Δ) 💬
    • Public consultation: Dec. 25, 2024 – Jan. 23, 2025
  • NPCSC deliberation – round #1: Nov. 4 – 8, 2024 (Chinese only Δ) 💬
    • Public consultation: Nov. 8 – Dec. 7, 2024
• Legislative Records
  • NPCSC Stage
    • Explanation (Nov. 4, 2024)
    • Report on Status of Revision (Dec. 21, 2024)
    • Report on Deliberation Opinions (Dec. 24, 2024)
  • NPC Stage
    • Explanation (Mar. 4, 2025)
    • Report on Results of Deliberation (Mar. 8, 2025)
    • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Mar. 10, 2025)
    • Presidential Order (Mar. 11, 2025)

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Last updated: August 15, 2025, 01:20 EDT