Sessions: 13th National People’s Congress

The following table shows the sessions held by the 13^th 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.

	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023
January		8^th (special)	—	25^th	—	—
February		9^th	16^th	26^th	33^rd	39^th (final)
March	1^st (NPC) 1^st	2^nd (NPC)	—	4^th (NPC) 27^th	5^th (NPC)
April	2^nd	10^th	17^th	28^th	34^th
May	—	—	18^th (special) 3^rd (NPC)	—	—
June	3^rd	11^th	19^th 20^th	29^th	35^th
July	4^th (special)	—	—	—	—
August	5^th	12^th	21^st	30^th	36^th
September	—	13^th (special)	—	—	—
October	6^th	14^th	22^nd	31^st	37^th
November	—	—	23^rd (special)	—	—
December	7^th	15^th	24^th	32^nd	38^th

2023

13^th NPCSC: 39^th Session (Feb. 23–24)

2022

13^th NPCSC: 38^th Session (Dec. 27–30)

NPCSC Session Watch: Lawmaking Reforms, Corporate Bankruptcy, Charity, Financial Stability, Foreign Sovereign Immunity, Cross-Border Litigation & More

13^th NPCSC: 37^th Session (Oct. 26–30)

NPCSC Session Watch: Women’s Rights, Accessibility, Administrative & Lawmaking Reforms, Military Reservists & More

13^th NPCSC: 36^th Session (Aug. 30–Sept. 2)

13^th NPCSC: 35^th Session (June 21–24)

13^th NPCSC: 34^th Session (Apr. 18–20)

13^th NPC: 5^th Session (Mar. 5–11)

13^th NPCSC: 33^rd Session (Feb. 27–28)

2021

13^th NPCSC: 32^nd Session (Dec. 20–24)

13^th NPCSC: 31^st Session (Oct. 19–23)

13^th NPCSC: 30^th Session (Aug. 17–20)

13^th NPCSC: 29^th Session (June 7–10)

13^th NPCSC: 28^th Session (Apr. 26–29)

13^th NPCSC: 27^th Session (Mar. 29–30)

13^th NPC: 4^th Session (Mar. 5–11)

13^th NPCSC: 26^th Session (Feb. 27–28)

NPCSC Session Watch: NPC Preparations, Stamp Duty & Mid-Term Report on Civil Litigation Reform Pilots

13^th NPCSC: 25^th Session (Jan. 20–22)

2020

13^th NPCSC: 24^th Session (Dec. 22–26)

13^th NPCSC: 23^th Session (Nov. 10–11)

13^th NPCSC: 22^nd Session (Oct. 13–17)

13^th NPCSC: 21^st Session (Aug. 8–11)

13^th NPCSC: 20^th Session (June 28–30)

13^th NPCSC: 19^th Session (June 18–20)

13^th NPC: 3^rd Session (May 22–28)

13^th NPCSC: 17^th Session (Apr. 26–29)

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

13^th NPCSC: 16^th Session (Feb. 24)

2019

13^th NPCSC: 15^th Session (Dec. 23–28)

13^th NPCSC: 14^th Session (Oct. 21–26)

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

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

13^th NPCSC: 12^th Session (Aug. 22–26)

13^th NPCSC: 11^th Session (June 25–29)

13^th NPCSC: 10^th Session (Apr. 20–23)

13^th NPC: 2^nd Session (Mar. 5–15)

13^th NPCSC: 8^th Session (Jan. 29–30)

NPCSC Adds Special Session for Second Review of Foreign Investment Law

2018

13^th NPCSC: 7^th Session (Dec. 23–29)

13^th NPCSC: 6^th Session (Oct. 22–26)

13^th NPCSC: 5^th Session (Aug. 27–31)

13^th NPCSC: 3^rd Session (June 19–22)

13^th NPCSC: 2^nd Session (Apr. 25–27)

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

13^th NPC: 1^st Session (Mar. 5–20)

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)

13th NPCSC: 31st Session (Oct. 19–23)

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)

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)