NEW POST – NPC Calendar: October 2024 npcobserver.com/2024/09/npc-...

NPC Calendar: October 2024

An overview of events relating to China's National People's Congress (NPC) in October 2024.

NEW POST — NPCSC Session Watch: Anti-Corruption, Defense Education, Public Health Emergency, Government Debt, National Parks & State Honors npcobserver.com/2024/08/chin...

NPCSC Session Watch: Anti-Corruption, Defense Education, Public Health Emergency, Government Debt, National Parks & State Honors

A preview of the September 2024 session of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC).

NEW POST – In Rare Move, Chinese Legislature Shelves Two Bills npcobserver.com/2024/08/chin...

In Rare Move, Chinese Legislature Shelves Two Bills

NPCSC ends review of bills on enforcing court judgments and on authorizing rural residential land reform pilots due to major disagreement.

NEW: Ever wondered what legislative proposals were submitted by the delegates to China's National People's Congress this March? We have you covered in the latest issue of our newsletter! newsletter.npcobserver.com/p/july-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.

I have a new piece out @verfassungsblog.deverfassungsblog.de/toward-a-mor...

In the latest issue of our newsletter, we took a less-than-deep dive into the Chinese legislature's 2024 work plans released last month: newsletter.npcobserver.com/p/may-2024-a...

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 website.

Happy June aka Pride Month! China's new Law on Ensuring Food Security took effect on Sat., June 1. The national legislature will meet later this month, with potentially a dozen or so bills on the agenda. For our full preview of the month, see 👇 npcobserver.com/2024/05/npc-...

NPC Calendar: June 2024

An overview of events relating to China's National People's Congress (NPC) in June 2024.

NEW: China's NPC Standing Committee released its 2024 legislative plan today. This year's agenda includes 39 projects scheduled for review as well as 23 lower-priority backup projects. Here's a detailed breakdown: npcobserver.com/2024/05/chin...

China’s National Legislature Releases 2024 Legislative Plan

39 bills have been scheduled for review in 2024, with many more as backups.

NEW POST – NPCSC Seeks Public Comment on 6 Bills: National Defense Education, (Atomic) Energy, Official Statistics, Anti–Money Laundering & Accounting npcobserver.com/2024/04/chin...

NPCSC Seeks Public Comment on 6 Bills: National Defense Education, (Atomic) Energy, Official Statistics, Anti–Money Laundering & Accounting

China's NPC Standing Committee is seeking public comments on 6 bills through through May 25, 2024.

At next week's session, China's top legislature will review, among others, a draft revision to the National Defense Education Law; draft Energy Law & Atomic Energy Law; draft revision to the Anti–Money Laundering Law; and draft amendment to the Statistics Law. npcobserver.com/2024/04/chin...

NPCSC Session Watch: National Defense Education, (Atomic) Energy, Anti–Money Laundering & Official Statistics

A preview of the April 2024 session of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress (NPC).