This page provides an overview of the sessions the NPC and its Standing Committee have held since March 2013. This page also archives our blogposts that covered those sessions since October 2016, listed reverse-chronologically at the end of this page. In the tables immediately below, the ordinal numbers denote the NPC Standing Committee’s regular sessions unless otherwise noted. You can click on each hyperlinked number to view a list of relevant posts; sessions that we did not cover are not hyperlinked. Future regular sessions are given in italics.
13th NPC (2018–)
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8th (special) | — | — | — | — | |
| February | 9th | 16th | 24th | 30th | 36th (final) | |
| March | 1st (NPC) 1st | 2nd (NPC) | — | 3rd (NPC) | 4th (NPC) | |
| April | 2nd | 10th | 17th | 25th | 31st | |
| May | — | — | 18th (special) 3rd (NPC) | — | — | |
| June | 3rd | 11th | 19th 20th | 26th | 32nd | |
| July | 4th (special) | — | — | — | — | |
| August | 5th | 12th | 21st | 27th | 33rd | |
| September | — | 13th (special) | — | — | — | |
| October | 6th | 14th | 22nd | 28th | 34th | |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | |
| December | 7th | 15th | 23rd | 29th | 35th |
12th NPC (2013–2018)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | — | — | 32nd (special) | |
| February | 7th | 13th | 19th | 26th | 33rd (final) | |
| March | 1st (NPC) 1st | 2th (NPC) | 3rd (NPC) | 4th (NPC) | 5th (NPC) | |
| April | 2nd | 8th | 14th | 20th | 27th | |
| June | 3rd | 9th | 15th | 21th | 28th | |
| August | 4th | 10th | 16th | 22nd | 29th | |
| September | — | — | — | 23rd (special) | — | |
| October | 5th | 11th | 17th | 24th | 30th | |
| December | 6th | 12th | 18th | 25th | 31st |
2020
21st Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
20th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Concludes First June Session Before Immediately Scheduling Another, Likely to Adopt Hong Kong National Security Law
- Legislation Summary: Hong Kong National Security Law
19th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Public Employee Sanctions, Veterans Support, Rural Revitalization & (Temporary?) Absence of Hong Kong National Security Law
- NPCSC Concludes First June Session Before Immediately Scheduling Another, Likely to Adopt Hong Kong National Security Law
3rd Session of the 13th NPC↩
- Documents List
- NPC’s Imminent Decision on National Security in Hong Kong Explained
- Agenda and Daily Schedule
- A Guide to China’s Civil Code
17th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
16th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- China to Postpone Annual NPC Session and Restrict Wide Animals Trade & Consumption
- China Postpones 2020 NPC Session “As Appropriate” & Imposes Near-Total Ban on Consuming Wild Animals
2019
15th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Civil Code, Securities Law, Yangtze River Protection, Taiwanese Investments & Export Control
- NPCSC Abolishes “Custody & Education” Detention System, Revises Securities Law & Approves Community Corrections Law, Civil Litigation Reform Pilot
14th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Encryption, Civil Code, Biosecurity, Child Protection & State Supervision Commission Rulemaking
- NPCSC Passes Cryptography Law, Grants State Supervision Commission Rulemaking Power & Approves New Free Trade Zone Pilots
13th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
12th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health Laws, Civil Code & Supervision Law Companion Statute
- NPCSC Revamps Drug Law, Overhauls Rural Land Expropriation Rules & Passes Resource Tax Law
11th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Marriage, Vaccine, Community Corrections, Encryption & Solid Waste
- NPCSC Grants Amnesty to Convicts to Mark 70th P.R.C. Founding Anniversary
10th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Securities Law Revision, Civil Code & Foreign Investment Law Implementation
- NPCSC Revises Judicial Personnel Laws, Amends Trademark and Unfair Competition Laws
2nd Session of the 13th NPC↩
8th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
2018
7th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Foreign Investment, Patent, Resource Tax, Local Government Debt & More
- Recording & Review Pt. 4: The Last Days of “Custody & Education”
- NPCSC Takes No Further Action on Foreign Investment Law (for Now), Adopts Two Tax Laws & Codifies Civil Service Reform
6th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Anti-Corruption, Judicial Reform, Stock Buybacks, Drug Approval & Patent Litigation
- NPCSC Amends Criminal Procedure Law, Overhauls Judicial System Organic Laws, Loosens Stock Buyback Restrictions & Designates SPC as National IP Appeals Court
5th Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: Separate Parts of Civil Code, Tax Bills, Criminal Procedure, and More
- NPCSC Adopts E-Commerce Law, Soil Pollution Prevention and Control Law & Amends Individual Income Tax Law
3rd Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC Session Watch: E-Commerce Law, Judicial Reform & Militarized China Coast Guard
- NPCSC Defers Vote on E-Commerce Law, Grants Law Enforcement Powers to Military-Controlled Coast Guard
2nd Session of the 13th NPCSC↩
1st Session of the 13th NPC↩
- Agenda and Daily Schedule (with Explanations)
- Schedule of Press Conferences
- Exclusive: Demographics of the 13th NPC
- Translation: 2018 Amendment to the P.R.C. Constitution
- A Guide to 2018 State Council Institutional Reforms
- Documents List
33rd Session of the 12th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC to Prepare for Upcoming NPC Session & Revise Oath-taking Provisions
- NPCSC Revises Oath-Taking Provisions, Releases List of 13th NPC Delegates & Extends IPO Reform
32nd Session of the 12th NPCSC↩
2017
31st Session of the 12th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC to End 2017 with Blockbuster December Session
- NPCSC Passes Two Tax Laws and “Confirms” Constitutionality of Hong Kong-Mainland Joint Checkpoint Plan
30th Session of the 12th NPCSC↩
- NPCSC to Consider New Criminal Law Amendment, Apply National Anthem Law to SARs & Hear Judicial Reform Reports
- Explainer: National Anthem Law, New Criminal Law Amendment, and Their Implications for Hong Kong
- NPCSC Criminalized National Anthem Disrespect, Applied National Anthem Law to SARs & Authorized Nationwide Supervision System and Armed Police Reforms
29th Session of the 12th NPCSC ↩
- Pt. 1: NPCSC to Consider Revisions of Laws Organizing China’s Judicial System
- Pt. 2: NPCSC Passes New Laws, Institutes New National Legal Profession Qualification Exam
28th Session of the 12th NPCSC ↩
- Pt. 1: National Intelligence, Soil Pollution, National Anthem, and Others on Agenda—But No Sign of State Supervision (Yet)
- Pt. 2: NPCSC Passes New Intelligence Law, Amends Clean Water Law, and Empowers Procuratorates to File Public Interest Lawsuits
27th Session of the 12th NPCSC ↩
- Pt. 1: NPCSC to Consider Securities Law Revision, Renew People’s Assessor System Reform
- Pt. 2: NPCSC Concludes Session with New Laws, Decisions
5th Session of the 12th NPC ↩
- Agenda and Daily Schedule
- Schedule of Press Conferences
- Press Conference Provides First Look at NPCSC’s Tasks in 2017
- Schoolchildren, Heroes, Good Samaritans & Draft Civil Law
- Legislations, Reports, Resolutions & More
- More Women, Fewer Cadres: A Preview of Next NPC’s Composition
26th Session of the 12th NPCSC ↩
- Pt. 1: NPCSC to Review Draft Revisions to Enterprise Income Tax Law and Anti-Unfair Competition Law
- Pt. 2: A Closer Look at the Three Bills Under Review
2016
25th Session of the 12th NPCSC ↩
- Pt. 1: NPCSC to Consider E-Commerce Law and Several Reform Authorizations
- Pt. 2: NPCSC Reviewing a Draft National Intelligence Law—in Secrecy
- Pt. 3: NPCSC Passes New Laws and Reform Authorizations
- Pt. 4: More Information on the State Supervision System Reform
