Archive - NPC Observer Monthly

March 2024: Previewing the NPC Standing Committee’s 2024 Legislative and Oversight Agenda

Recap of 2024 NPC session. NPCSC Legislative Affairs Commission's actions relating to Hong Kong’s Article 23 legislation. Plus: Mystery Bill Watch™…

Apr 3 •

March 2024

NPC 2024: Documents and Votes

Reports, legislation, and more.

Mar 15 •

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NPC 2024: Annotated Translation of the Revised State Council Organic Law

The governing statute of China's central government updated for the first time since 1982

Mar 12 •

February 2024: First NPC Report on Chinese-Style Constitutional Enforcement

Plus: China's state secrets law revised for the first time in almost 15 years.

Mar 8 •

NPC 2024: Agenda and Daily Schedule

Your daily guide to the 2024 session of China's National People's Congress

Mar 4 •

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February 2024

NPC Calendar: March 2024

A preview of China's national legislature's 2024 session

Feb 29 •

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January 2024: Update on Legislative Proposals Introduced by NPC Delegates in 2023

Big data, AI, worker rights, plant protection & more vs. officials' right to counsel, land expropriation, animal welfare & more

Feb 14 •

January 2024

December 2023: Overview of New Amendments to China's Criminal Law & Charity Law

Local use of collective punishment to combat telecom fraud halted. New mini law on process for reining in rogue legislation. Plus: local total bans on…

Jan 19 •

December 2023

Year in Review: The NPC and the Observer in 2023

Stats and highlights of the past year

Dec 31, 2023 •

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November 2023: Rectifying Local Legislative Encroachments on Homeowner Rights

New grassroots legislative outreach office. First-ever responses to delegate suggestions in braille. Plus: belated coverage of first two "recording and…

Dec 7, 2023 •

November 2023

NPC Observer Monthly: October 2023

New Patriotic Education Law. Public interest litigation against ocean polluters. 6 bills for public comment. Plus: quick look at proposed changes to…

Nov 2, 2023 •

October 2023

NPC Observer Monthly: September 2023

NPC's new five-year legislative plan. Official response to controversy over "hurt feelings" law. Online campaign against "tampon tax." Plus: our plan to…

Oct 3, 2023 •

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