Lawmakers met on Tuesday to deliberate on multiple reports during the ongoing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee.
The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, started its 12th session Monday in Beijing.
Local governments in China could soon be legally required to report on environmental protection efforts and debt management to standing committees of local people's congresses, according to a draft law revision submitted to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress for review.
With more than half of its reclaimable desertified land treated, China has taken the lead globally in achieving zero growth in land degradation and become the largest contributor to global afforestation, according to the National Forestry and Grassland Administration.
A draft law focusing on protecting privacy and safety of preschool children will have its third review next week.