Lawmakers Wednesday held group discussions to review bills including draft amendments to the National Flag Law and the National Emblem Law and a draft Yangtze River conservation law.
At the symposium, Li stressed the importance of close ties between the lawmakers and the people, asking the deputies to connect with the people more closely and continually.
Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the first plenary meeting of the 22nd session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 13, 2020.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will convene its 22nd session from Oct. 13 to 17 in Beijing.
Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, will attend the Fifth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament Wednesday in Beijing via video link, according to an NPC statement.
The NPC Standing Committee also adopted the law on urban maintenance and construction tax and the deed tax law. President Xi Jinping signed presidential orders to promulgate the laws.
Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, attends the second plenary meeting of the 21st session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 10, 2020.
Li Zhanshu, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the first plenary meeting of the 21st session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 8, 2020.