Wang Chao, spokesperson for the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, attends a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2023. The NPC, the national legislature, held a press conference Saturday, one day before the opening of its annual session. [Photo/Xinhua]

The legislative planning work of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress has started and it is collecting legislative items from all sectors, said Wang Chao, spokesman of the first session of the 14th NPC, on Saturday.

The focus of the legislation this year will be on key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related fields, Wang said.

According to him, this year, the NPC Standing Committee has arranged 35 bills for further deliberation and initial deliberation in eight areas.

Specifically, these eight areas are: upholding and improving the people's congress system, building a high-level socialist market economy, implementing the strategy of invigorating China through science and education, building a strong socialist culture, ensuring and improving people's livelihood, promoting green development, improving the social governance system, and improving the legal system for national security.

Wang said the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC Standing Committee has made historic achievements in promoting scientific, democratic, and lawful legislation and building a legal regulatory system.

The NPC has also promoted the constitutional review in the legislative process, used the constitutional system and provisions to address major risks and challenges encountered in governance, and put forward interpretive opinions on the provisions of the Constitution related to foreign investment and family planning, he said.