Senior Chinese legislator urges closer people-to-people exchanges with Russia

Li Hongzhong, chairman of the Chinese side of the China-Russia Committee for Friendship, Peace and Development, met with his Russian counterpart, Boris Titov, on Monday in Beijing.

Senior Chinese legislator meets with delegation of Canada-China Legislative Association

Peng Qinghua, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, met with a delegation led by Clement Gignac and Zoe Royer, co-chairs of the Canada-China Legislative Association under the Parliament of Canada, in Beijing on March 16.

In Numbers: Work of Top Legislature in 2025

Key legislative tasks for 2026

The work report of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, delivered at the fourth session of the 14th NPC, outlines the key legislative priorities for the year 2026.

From classroom to legislature, NPC deputy urges action on student mental health in China

During the session, Huang submitted a suggestion calling for mental health checkups to be integrated into regular health examinations for primary and secondary school students. As an NPC deputy, she had spent months researching and refining the submission before bringing it to the national stage.

Chinese president appoints new ambassadors

Chinese President Xi Jinping has appointed the following ambassadors in accordance with a decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, China's top legislature, an official statement noted on Tuesday.

NPC deputies call for stronger support for rural senior citizens

Lawmakers have proposed strengthening policy and hiking financial support for China's 120 million rural elderly, who make up about a quarter of the rural population.

China's top legislator to attend Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026

Zhao Leji, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, will attend upon invitation the plenary of the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026 in South China's Hainan province on March 26 and deliver a keynote speech, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson announced on Monday.