Top legislature has expressed strong dissatisfaction with and firm opposition to the United States' National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, which was recently signed into law, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Wu Weihua, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), chairs and oversees an oath-taking ceremony held by the 14th NPC Standing Committee to pledge allegiance to the Constitution at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Dec 25, 2024.
The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) will open its third annual session in Beijing on March 5, 2025, according to a decision made by the NPC Standing Committee on Wednesday.
The Chinese government has pledged more efforts to protect the ecosystem of the Yellow River, the country's second-longest river, which is known as the country's "mother river."
A draft revision to China's fisheries law has been submitted to the top legislature, aiming to balance the development of the aquaculture and fishing industries with the conservation of marine resources.
Top legislator Zhao Leji on Tuesday called on people's congresses to give full play to their role in Chinese modernization.
Lawmakers on Wednesday voted to adopt a law on value-added tax, a major progress in enforcing the principle of law-based taxation.
Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presided over the 36th meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Dec 23, 2024.