Top legislator Zhao Leji on Wednesday urged deputies to the National People's Congress (NPC) to faithfully fulfill their statutory duties and serve as a bridge connecting the Party and the state with the people.
Senior lawmakers met on Tuesday to deliberate reports at an 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 seventh session Monday in Beijing.
Top legislator Zhao Leji has emphasized the need to thoroughly study and implement the important thought of Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on upholding and improving the system of people's congresses.
Lawmakers are mulling draft revisions to the country's Frontier Health and Quarantine Law that would bolster emergency response measures against major outbreaks at the country's ports. Experiences accumulated during the fight against COVID-19 have been incorporated, authorities said.
A spokesperson for the Foreign Affairs Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC) on Wednesday expressed strong dissatisfaction with and resolute opposition to the negative provisions related to China in the US National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024, which was recently signed into law.
A draft decision on improving the system for recording and reviewing normative documents is being deliberated among lawmakers to strongly uphold the Constitution and implement the fundamental law more effectively.
China has significantly intensified its oversight of regulations and legal interpretations this year, ensuring alignment with the Constitution and responding to public concerns about improper legal provisions.