Tag: NPC 2025

NPC 2025: Documents and Votes

The third session of China’s 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) concluded on Tuesday, March 11. Below we have compiled a list of all official documents from this session (except for two legislative reports the NPC has so far neglected to release). We have also linked to the submitted (i.e., draft) version of the six main reports for your reference. Unless otherwise noted, the documents are available in Chinese only. The vote results for each bill and resolution are listed below in brackets, in the order of yea–nay–abstention.

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NPC 2025: Agenda and Daily Schedule

China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) has released its 2025 session’s agenda and daily schedule of meetings, as well as a preliminary schedule of press events during the session. This year’s session will open on the morning of March 5 and close on the afternoon of March 11, lasting seven full days. As the NPC spokesperson announced last year, the Premier will not hold a press conference after this session (or during the remainder of this NPC’s term “absent special circumstances”).

All times below are in China Standard Time (UTC +8:00). For a primer on the NPC and its annual sessions, check out this FAQ.

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NPC Calendar: March 2025

Here is our recap of NPC-related events in March 2025 at our monthly newsletter.

The revised Cultural Relics Protection Law [文物保护法] (adopted on Nov. 8, 2024) takes effect on March 1.

China’s 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) will convene for its third session on Wednesday, March 5. The session’s tentative agenda includes the following items:

  • Deliberate the Government Work Report;
  • Deliberate work reports by the NPC Standing Committee, the Supreme People’s Court, and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate;
  • Review a report on the implementation of the 2024 Plan for National Economic and Social Development and on the draft 2025 Plan for National Economic and Social Development; and review the draft 2025 Plan for National Economic and Social Development;
  • Review a report on the execution of the 2024 Central and Local Budgets and on the draft 2025 Central and Local Budgets; and review the draft 2025 Central and Local Budgets; and
  • Deliberate a draft amendment to the Law on the Delegates to the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses [全国人民代表大会和地方各级人民代表大会代表法].

On March 4, the NPC session will convene for a preparatory meeting to select members of the Presidium (an ad hoc body of around 180 members that will preside over the session) and to finalize the session’s agenda. The Presidium will then immediately meet to decide on the session’s daily schedule and designate a spokesperson. Shortly thereafter the session is expected to hold its first press conference.

The NPC’s 2025 session will likely close on March 11, based on a recent notice from the Beijing police on controlling the use of certain low-flying aircraft during the event. All reports and bills submitted for review are expected to be approved on the last day.