Archive - NPC Observer Monthly

August 2024: Bills Shelved, Legislative Session Delayed

Chinese legislature to consider bills on anti-corruption, military education, public health emergency, national parks, and more at postponed session in…

Sep 3 •

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August 2024

July 2024: A First Look at NPC Delegates’ 2024 Legislative Proposals

NPC-related reforms in the Third Plenum Decision. Plus: my recent coauthored article on sexual harassment cases in Chinese courts.

Aug 5 •

July 2024

June 2024: Post-Covid Revisions to China's Emergency Response and Border Health Laws

Five bills for public comment, including new draft of public-order offenses law. First batch of "recording and review" (R&R) guiding cases of 2024…

Jul 15 •

June 2024

May 2024: A Medium-Depth Dive into the NPC Standing Committee’s 2024 Priorities

Chinese legislature's 2024 work priorities and plans for legislative, oversight, and delegates-related work. Plus: temporary geo-blocking of the NPC's…

Jun 5 •

May 2024

April 2024: China’s New Tariff Law and “Law-Based Taxation”

New Degrees Law and remedies for degree denial and revocation. Six bills for public comment. Plus: AI lecture to lawmakers.

May 9 •

April 2024

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 •

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