The following table shows the sessions held by the 13th NPC and its Standing Committee (NPCSC). Our posts that covered those sessions are listed reverse-chronologically below. In the table, the ordinal numbers denote the NPCSC’s regular sessions unless otherwise noted. You can click on each hyperlinked number to view the relevant posts; sessions that we did not cover are not hyperlinked.
Other sessions coverage
- 14th National People’s Congress (Mar. 2018 – present)
- 12th National People’s Congress (Oct. 2016 – Mar. 2018 only)
| 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 8th (special) | — | 25th | — | — | |
| February | 9th | 16th | 26th | 33rd | 39th (final) | |
| March | 1st (NPC) 1st | 2nd (NPC) | — | 4th (NPC) 27th | 5th (NPC) | |
| April | 2nd | 10th | 17th | 28th | 34th | |
| May | — | — | 18th (special) 3rd (NPC) | — | — | |
| June | 3rd | 11th | 19th 20th | 29th | 35th | |
| July | 4th (special) | — | — | — | — | |
| August | 5th | 12th | 21st | 30th | 36th | |
| September | — | 13th (special) | — | — | — | |
| October | 6th | 14th | 22nd | 31st | 37th | |
| November | — | — | 23rd (special) | — | — | |
| December | 7th | 15th | 24th | 32nd | 38th |
2023
13th NPCSC: 39th Session (Feb. 23–24)
2022
13th NPCSC: 38th Session (Dec. 27–30)
13th NPCSC: 37th Session (Oct. 26–30)
13th NPCSC: 36th Session (Aug. 30–Sept. 2)
13th NPCSC: 35th Session (June 21–24)
13th NPCSC: 34th Session (Apr. 18–20)
13th NPC: 5th Session (Mar. 5–11)
13th NPCSC: 33rd Session (Feb. 27–28)
2021
13th NPCSC: 32nd Session (Dec. 20–24)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Women’s Rights, Trade Unions, Yellow River & Black Soil Protection, Emergency Management Reform & More
- NPCSC Enacts Legislation to Improve Plant Variety Protections, Curb Noise Pollution, Protect Wetlands & Strengthen Legislative Oversight of the Economy
- “Sweep Away Darkness, Eliminate Evil”: A Belated Overview of China’s First Organized Crime Law
13th NPCSC: 31st Session (Oct. 19–23)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Antitrust, Telecom Fraud, Agriculture, Local Governance, Reform Pilots & More
- NPC Standing Committee Authorizes Property Tax Pilots (with Translation of the Authorization)
- NPCSC Adopts New Laws on Family Education and Land Borders, Amends Audit Law & Authorizes New Regulatory and Military Reforms
13th NPCSC: 30th Session (Aug. 17–20)
13th NPCSC: 29th Session (June 7–10)
13th NPCSC: 28th Session (Apr. 26–29)
13th NPCSC: 27th Session (Mar. 29–30)
13th NPC: 4th Session (Mar. 5–11)
13th NPCSC: 26th Session (Feb. 27–28)
13th NPCSC: 25th Session (Jan. 20–22)
- NPCSC Session Watch: Public Health, Coast Guard, Legal Aid, Wetlands Protection, Education & Workplace Safety
- Recording & Review Pt. 7: Constitutionally Mandated Mandarin-Medium Education
- NPCSC Passes Coast Guard Law, Revises Administrative Penalties Law & Animal Epidemic Prevention Law & Establishes Beijing Financial Court
2020
13th NPCSC: 24th Session (Dec. 22–26)
13th NPCSC: 23th Session (Nov. 10–11)
13th NPCSC: 22nd Session (Oct. 13–17)
13th NPCSC: 21st Session (Aug. 8–11)
13th NPCSC: 20th Session (June 28–30)
13th NPCSC: 19th Session (June 18–20)
13th NPC: 3rd Session (May 22–28)
13th NPCSC: 17th Session (Apr. 26–29)
13th NPCSC: 16th Session (Feb. 24)
2019
13th NPCSC: 15th Session (Dec. 23–28)
13th NPCSC: 14th Session (Oct. 21–26)
13th NPCSC: 13th Session (Sept. 17)
13th NPCSC: 12th Session (Aug. 22–26)
13th NPCSC: 11th Session (June 25–29)
13th NPCSC: 10th Session (Apr. 20–23)
13th NPC: 2nd Session (Mar. 5–15)
13th NPCSC: 8th Session (Jan. 29–30)
2018
13th NPCSC: 7th Session (Dec. 23–29)
13th NPCSC: 6th Session (Oct. 22–26)
13th NPCSC: 5th Session (Aug. 27–31)
13th NPCSC: 3rd Session (June 19–22)
13th NPCSC: 2nd Session (Apr. 25–27)
13th NPC: 1st Session (Mar. 5–20)
Last updated: August 9, 2025, 19:41 EDT