Covering China’s National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee
The Ecological and Environmental Code [生态环境法典] (adopted Mar. 12, 2026) takes effect on August 15. The 14th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) will convene for its 24th session in late August. The Council of Chairpersons is expected to meet in mid-August to decide on the agenda and dates of the session. The session is expected to review the Continue reading NPC Calendar: August 2026
The following laws take effect on July 1: The NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) is seeking public comment on the following bills through July 25: The NPCSC will meet for its next regularly scheduled session in late August.
China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following eight bills through July 25, 2026. The drafts are available in Chinese only; English translations will be provided if available. The explanatory documents are also in Chinese and compiled in a single PDF; the links in the table below Continue reading Chinese…
UPDATE (June 23, 2026): According to the official readout of the session s opening meeting, the State Council also submitted a draft amendment to the Lawyers Law [律师法]. The amendment appears primarily intended to codify a pilot program authorized by the NPCSC that allows eligible lawyers licensed in Hong Kong or Macao to practice mainland law Continue reading NPCSC Session Watch: Finance Law,…
The 14th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) will convene for its 23rd session in late June. The Council of Chairpersons is expected to meet in mid-June to decide on the agenda and dates of the session. The session is expected to review the draft Financial Stability Law [金融稳定法] and the recently submitted revision to the Bid Invitation and Continue reading NPC Calendar: June 2026
On Monday, May 11, China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), released its legislative work plan for 2026 (Plan). The Plan was preliminarily approved by the Council of Chairpersons in December 2025 and finalized on April 20. It sets forth priorities for all aspects of the NPCSC’s legislative work in Continue reading China s National Legislature…
The following laws take effect on May 1: The NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) is seeking public comment on the following bills through May 29: The NPCSC is expected to release its 2026 work priorities as well as 2026 plans for legislative, oversight, and delegates-related work sometime this month. It will convene for its next regularly scheduled session Continue reading NPC Calendar: May 2026
China’s national legislature, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPCSC), is soliciting public comment on the following six bills through May 29, 2026. Draft Name Chinese Text Explanatory Document Healthcare Security Law (2nd Draft)医疗保障法草案二次审议稿 PDF PDF Cultivated Land Protection and Quality Improvement Law (2nd Draft)耕地保护和质量提升法草案二次审议稿 PDF PDF Law on the State-Owned Assets of…
China’s top legislature, the 14th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC), will convene for its 22nd session from April 27 to 30, the Council of Chairpersons decided on Monday, April 20. According to the Council’s proposed agenda, the session will consider eight legislative bills, which we preview below. The Council also approved the NPCSC’s 2026 work priorities Continue reading NPCSC Session Watch: Prison…
The 14th NPC Standing Committee (NPCSC) will convene for its 22nd session in late April. The Council of Chairpersons is expected to meet in mid-April to decide on the agenda and the dates of the session. The Council is also expected to approve the NPCSC’s 2026 work priorities as well as plans for legislative, oversight, and delegates-related Continue reading NPC Calendar: April 2026