China's top legislator Zhao Leji Monday held talks with Rustam Emomali, chairman of the National Assembly of Tajikistan, calling for enhanced exchanges between the parliaments of the two countries.
The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) will convene its fifth session from Aug 28 to Sept 1 in Beijing.
The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislative body, pledges further exchanges with the Australian parliament as a senior Chinese legislator finished a five-day visit to the country on Friday.
Senior legislator Li Hongzhong Wednesday called for comprehensive and effective enforcement of the law on ecological conservation on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau to beef up legal protection of "the roof of the world."
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Tuesday expressed appreciation for a decision made by the Central American Parliament to revoke the permanent observer status of Taiwan's legislative body and include the National People's Congress of China as its permanent observer.
The provisions of China's Anti-Espionage Law are transparent and clear and Chinese law enforcement agencies have always acted in strict accordance with the law, said the Ministry of National Security in a statement responding to foreign media outlets' misinterpretation of the law.
Over the past decade, China has sought to expedite legislation aimed at protecting the ecological environment, the country's top legislature said.
A draft amendment to the Criminal Law, submitted for the first reading by national lawmakers on Tuesday, has stepped up criminal penalties on bribers and corruption inside private firms.