Sessions - NPC Observer

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.

13^th NPC (2018–)

	2018	2019	2020	2021*	2022	2023
January		8^th (special)	—	25^th	—	—
February		9^th	16^th	26^th	32^nd	38^th (final)
March	1^st (NPC) 1^st	2^nd (NPC)	—	4^th (NPC)	5^th (NPC)
April	2^nd	10^th	17^th	27^th	33^rd
May	—	—	18^th (special) 3^rd (NPC)	—	—
June	3^rd	11^th	19^th 20^th	28^th	34^th
July	4^th (special)	—	—	—	—
August	5^th	12^th	21^st	29^th	35^th
September	—	13^th (special)	—	—	—
October	6^th	14^th	22^nd	30^th	36^th
November	—	—	23^rd (special)	—	—
December	7^th	15^th	24^th	31^st	37^th

* Under the Communist Party’s Five-Year Plan on Building the Rule of Law in China (2020–2025), released in January 2021, it appears that the NPCSC will hold regular sessions more often than every two months, but the exact frequency is not yet clear (as of January 2021).

12^th NPC (2013–2018)

	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018
January		—	—	—	—	32^nd (special)
February		7^th	13^th	19^th	26^th	33^rd (final)
March	1^st (NPC) 1^st	2^th (NPC)	3^rd (NPC)	4^th (NPC)	5^th (NPC)
April	2^nd	8^th	14^th	20^th	27^th
June	3^rd	9^th	15^th	21^th	28^th
August	4^th	10^th	16^th	22^nd	29^th
September	—	—	—	23^rd (special)	—
October	5^th	11^th	17^th	24^th	30^th
December	6^th	12^th	18^th	25^th	31^st

2021

13^th NPCSC: 25^th Session (Jan.)

NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety

2020

13^th NPCSC: 24^th Session (Dec.)

13^th NPCSC: 23^th Session (Nov.)

13^th NPCSC: 22^nd Session (Oct.)

13^th NPCSC: 21^st Session (Aug.)

13^th NPCSC: 20^th Session (June)

13^th NPCSC: 19^th Session (June)

13^th NPC: 3^rd Session (May)

13^th NPCSC: 17^th Session (Apr.)

NPCSC Session Watch: COVID-19 Responses, Copyright, Armed Police Reform & Silence on 2020 NPC

13^th NPCSC: 16^th Session (Feb.)

2019

13^th NPCSC: 15^th Session (Dec.)

13^th NPCSC: 14^th Session (Oct.)

13^th NPCSC: 13^th Session (Sept.)

Law Explainer: China’s State Medals and State Honorary Titles

13^th NPCSC: 12^th Session (Aug.)

13^th NPCSC: 11^th Session (June)

13^th NPCSC: 10^th Session (Apr.)

13^th NPC: 2^nd Session (Mar.)

13^th NPCSC: 8^th Session (Jan.)

NPCSC Adds Special Session for Second Review of Foreign Investment Law

2018

13^th NPCSC: 7^th Session (Dec.)

13^th NPCSC: 6^th Session (Oct.)

13^th NPCSC: 5^th Session (Aug.)

13^th NPCSC: 3^rd Session (June)

13^th NPCSC: 2^nd Session (Apr.)

NPCSC Session Watch: Historical Nihilism Crackdown, People’s Assessor System Reform, State Council Reorganization & Shanghai Financial Court

13th NPC (2018–)

12th NPC (2013–2018)

2021

13th NPCSC: 25th Session (Jan.)

2020

13th NPCSC: 24th Session (Dec.)

13th NPCSC: 23th Session (Nov.)

13th NPCSC: 22nd Session (Oct.)

13th NPCSC: 21st Session (Aug.)

13th NPCSC: 20th Session (June)

13th NPCSC: 19th Session (June)

13th NPC: 3rd Session (May)

13th NPCSC: 17th Session (Apr.)

13th NPCSC: 16th Session (Feb.)

2019

13th NPCSC: 15th Session (Dec.)

13th NPCSC: 14th Session (Oct.)

13th NPCSC: 13th Session (Sept.)

13th NPCSC: 12th Session (Aug.)

13th NPCSC: 11th Session (June)

13th NPCSC: 10th Session (Apr.)

13th NPC: 2nd Session (Mar.)

13th NPCSC: 8th Session (Jan.)

2018

13th NPCSC: 7th Session (Dec.)

13th NPCSC: 6th Session (Oct.)

13th NPCSC: 5th Session (Aug.)

13th NPCSC: 3rd Session (June)

13th NPCSC: 2nd Session (Apr.)

13th NPC: 1st Session (Mar.)

12th NPCSC: 33rd Session (Feb.)

12th NPCSC: 32nd Session (Jan.)

2017

12th NPCSC: 31st Session (Dec.)

12th NPCSC: 30th Session (Oct.)

12th NPCSC: 29th Session (Aug.)

12th NPCSC: 28th Session (June)

12th NPCSC: 27th Session (Apr.)

12th NPC: 5th Session (Mar.)

12th NPCSC: 26th Session (Feb.)

2016

12th NPCSC: 25th Session (Dec.)

12th NPCSC: 24th Session (Oct.)

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13^th NPC (2018–)

12^th NPC (2013–2018)

13^th NPCSC: 25^th Session (Jan.)

13^th NPCSC: 24^th Session (Dec.)

13^th NPCSC: 23^th Session (Nov.)

13^th NPCSC: 22^nd Session (Oct.)

13^th NPCSC: 21^st Session (Aug.)

13^th NPCSC: 20^th Session (June)

13^th NPCSC: 19^th Session (June)

13^th NPC: 3^rd Session (May)

13^th NPCSC: 17^th Session (Apr.)

13^th NPCSC: 16^th Session (Feb.)

13^th NPCSC: 15^th Session (Dec.)

13^th NPCSC: 14^th Session (Oct.)

13^th NPCSC: 13^th Session (Sept.)

13^th NPCSC: 12^th Session (Aug.)

13^th NPCSC: 11^th Session (June)

13^th NPCSC: 10^th Session (Apr.)

13^th NPC: 2^nd Session (Mar.)

13^th NPCSC: 8^th Session (Jan.)

13^th NPCSC: 7^th Session (Dec.)

13^th NPCSC: 6^th Session (Oct.)

13^th NPCSC: 5^th Session (Aug.)

13^th NPCSC: 3^rd Session (June)

13^th NPCSC: 2^nd Session (Apr.)

13^th NPC: 1^st Session (Mar.)

12^th NPCSC: 33^rd Session (Feb.)

12^th NPCSC: 32^nd Session (Jan.)

12^th NPCSC: 31^st Session (Dec.)

12^th NPCSC: 30^th Session (Oct.)

12^th NPCSC: 29^th Session (Aug.)

12^th NPCSC: 28^th Session (June)

12^th NPCSC: 27^th Session (Apr.)

12^th NPC: 5^th Session (Mar.)

12^th NPCSC: 26^th Session (Feb.)

12^th NPCSC: 25^th Session (Dec.)

12^th NPCSC: 24^th Session (Oct.)