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𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· 11d

NEW POST – NPC Calendar: August 2026 China's new Environmental Code will take effect on August 15. And the legislature is expected to meet later this month. https://npcobserver.com/2026/07/31/npc-calendar-august-2026/

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 30

NEW POST – NPC Calendar: July 2026 3 laws, including the new ethnic unity law, take effect on July 1. https://npcobserver.com/2026/06/30/npc-calendar-july-2026/

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 28

• National Defense Mobilization Law (current law vs. draft revision) — last reviewed in April and likely to pass within the year npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 28

• Trademark Law (2019 law vs. draft revision vs. revised law) — effective January 1, 2027 npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 28

We have recently uploaded these comparison charts: • Procuratorial Public Interest Litigation Law (1st vs. 2nd draft) — open for public comment through July 25: npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 26

NEW POST – Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 8 Bills: Financial Regulation, Procuratorate-Initiated Public Interest Litigation, Procurement Reform & More https://npcobserver.com/2026/06/26/china-npc-consultation-procurement-bidding-finance-lawyer-pboc-law/

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 17

NEW POST – N… China's national legislature will consider 10 bills at its next session on June 23–26, including a draft Finance Law and revisions to trademark, government procurement, and bidding laws. https://npcobserver.com/2026/06/17/china-npc-finance-bidding-procurement-pboc-huanggang-port-law/

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· May 11

NEW POST – China's National Legislature Releases 2026 Legislative Plan 34 bills have been scheduled for review in 2026, with many more as backups. https://npcobserver.com/2026/05/11/china-npc-2026-legislative-plan/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Apr 30

NEW POST – NPC Calendar: May 2026 https://npcobserver.com/2026/04/30/npc-calendar-may-2026/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Apr 30

NEW POST – Chinese Legislature Seeks Public Comment on 6 Bills: Defense Mobilization, State-Owned Enterprise Assets,… https://npcobserver.com/2026/04/30/china-npc-consultation-healthcare-mobilization-state-enterprise-asset-agriculture-water-law/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=jetpack_social

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 14

If you go to the source we cited, which is a newsletter of ours, you'll see that the Chinese government literally said it'd enact a dedicated Climate Change Response Law—and that the environment ministry had already prepared a draft (this was in 2024). 3/

Environmental Protection and Resources Conservation Committee
Two delegate bills propose enacting a Climate Change Response Law [应对气候变化法] to achieve China’s “dual carbon” goals and develop a legislative scheme for reducing carbon emissions. Legislation to “address climate change as well as achieve carbon peak and carbon neutrality” is a research project in the current NPCSC’s five-year legislation plan. According to the report, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment had completed a draft Climate Change Response Law and was actively working to advance the process. The report also discloses that the Environmental and Ecological Code being drafted would include “general and guiding provisions” on climate-change response. The Code may be submitted for review as early as 2025.

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 14

Here's what we wrote: "[T]he Code introduces a general statutory framework for climate governance in Part IV, Chapter IV, laying the foundation for a future dedicated climate law." 2/

Finally, the Code introduces a general statutory framework for climate governance in Part IV, Chapter IV, laying the foundation for a future dedicated climate law. For climate change mitigation, this Chapter requires the integration of carbon-peaking and carbon-neutrality goals into national development plans and establishes a scheme to control the total amount and intensity of carbon emissions. It also codifies key mitigation mechanisms, including carbon accounting, product carbon-footprint management, and the monitoring and enhancement of carbon sinks (e.g., forests, wetlands, and soils). Notably, the Code elevates China’s nascent carbon emission trading system into a statutory scheme, under which key emitters must surrender emissions allowances based on verified annual emissions reports. Failing to report emissions data or surrender required allowances could result in substantial fines and suspension of operations. For climate change adaptation, the Code requires relevant authorities to formulate national and local adaptation plans, incorporate climate risks into spatial planning, and assess climate impacts on ecosystems and key sectors. This Chapter also articulates general goals for improving early-warning and response systems for disasters, extreme weather events, and climate-sensitive diseases. It concludes by codifying China’s position on international climate cooperation and governance.

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 14

This @bloomberg.com report cites us as "read[ing]" Part IV of China's new environmental code "as paving the way for a future climate law." www.bloomberg.com/news/article... We didn't say we read the law that way and we aren't sure one *can* read it that way. 1/

The legislation endorsed in Beijing also includes a section on green and low-carbon development, read by some observers as paving the way for a future climate law, which would be a first for China.

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Oct 28

We have prepared a chart comparing the 2016 Law with the three available versions of the amendments: npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Oct 19

𝘕𝘗𝘊 𝘖𝘣𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘳 turns 𝟡 today! 🎉

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jul 24

And direct link to the comparison chart: npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 28

On Friday, China's national legislature also revised the country's Anti–Unfair Competition Law, to take effect on Oct. 15. We also made a comparison chart: npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 27

📣 On Friday, China revised its Public Security Administration Punishments Law, the statute prescribing non-criminal public-order offenses enforceable by the police alone without going through the courts. We made a comparison chart for the finalized version: npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jun 12

We also took a first look at the 268 legislative bills that the delegates introduced in March. Here are the top 13 most popular legislative initiatives: newsletter.npcobserver.com/p/may-2025-t...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· May 22

On April 30, China overhauled its Law on the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases for the first time since the SARS crisis, drawing on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a close look at 7 important aspects of the revised law: newsletter.npcobserver.com/i/164133552/...

TITLE: April 2025: COVID-19 and China’s Newly Revised Infectious Diseases Law
SUBTITLE: The revision improves interagency coordination & disease reporting, expands local government authority, limits use of severest restrictions, and penalizes noncompliance with epidemic-control measures.

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Apr 30

We just posted a chart comparing the first (Dec. 2024) draft and the finalized version of China's new Private Economy Promotion Law: npcobserver.com/wp-content/u... For the Law's full text and legislative records, check out this page: npcobserver.com/legislation/...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 29

We made a Chinese comparison chart for these amendments: npcobserver.com/wp-content/u...

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 9

#NPC2025: The main event today is a press conference at 3 p.m. featuring four ministers overseeing civil affairs, employment and social security, housing, and public health.

Sunday, March 9

In the morning, the delegates deliberate, in small groups, a revised version of the draft Delegates Law amendment as well as the SPC’s and SPP’s work reports.

In the afternoon, the delegates deliberate the SPC’s and SPP’s work reports in small groups.

At 3 p.m., the heads of four State Council departments hold a press conference on “the people’s livelihood.”

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 8

#NPC2025: The main event today is the second plenary session in the morning, where the delegates are hearing the work reports of the NPC Standing Committee, Supreme People's Court, and Supreme People's Procuratorate. We hope to obtain those docs and make them available soon.

Saturday, March 8

In the morning, the delegates hear the NPCSC’s, SPC’s, and SPP’s work reports.

A Delegates’ Corridor takes place before the morning meeting and a Ministers’ Corridor after it.

The window for submitting delegate bills closes at noon.

In the afternoon, the delegates deliberate the NPCSC’s work report in small groups.

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 7

#NPC2025: The main event today is foreign minister Wang Yi's annual press conference, starting in just under 2 hours: www.china.com.cn/app/template....

In the morning, the delegates review, in small groups, the report on Development Plans and the draft 2025 Development Plan, as well as the report on the Budgets and the draft 2025 Budgets.

At 10 a.m., foreign minister Wang Yi holds a press conference.

In the afternoon, the delegates deliberate the draft Delegates Law amendment in small groups.

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 6

The main event today at #NPC2025 is the annual press conference on economic and financial matters at 3 p.m. local time featuring the heads of NDRC, MOF, MOFCOM, PBOC & CSRC. npcobserver.com/2025/03/chin...

Thursday, March 6

In the morning, the delegates deliberate the Government Work Report in small groups.

In the afternoon, they review, in small groups, the report on Development Plans and the draft 2025 Development Plan, as well as the report on the Budgets and the draft 2025 Budgets.

At 3 p.m., the heads of five State Council agencies in charge of economic and financial matters hold a press conference.

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Mar 4

As the National People's Congress's 2025 session starts tomorrow, our special coverage of #NPC2025 is now live on our homepage! Check back daily for updates!

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Jan 28

Happy Year of the Snake!

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Dec 13

NEW: China's national legislature, the NPC Standing Committee, will next meet on Dec. 21-25. (Yes, the session will start on a Saturday and end on Christmas day. 🤔) The following 10 bills are on the tentative agenda. www.news.cn/politics/202... Stay tuned for our preview soon!

draft amendment to the Law on the Delegates to the National People’s Congress and Local People’s Congresses [全国人民代表大会和地方各级人民代表大会代表法];
draft Value-Added Tax Law [增值税法];
draft amendment to the Supervision Law [监察法];
draft revision to the Science and Technology Popularization Law [科学技术普及法];
draft National Parks Law [国家公园法];
draft Law on Publicity and Education on the Rule of Law [法治宣传教育法];
draft Private Economy Promotion Law [民营经济促进法];
draft revision to the Anti-Unfair Competition Law [反不正当竞争法];
draft revision to the Fisheries Law [渔业法]; and
draft Hazardous Chemicals Safety Law [危险化学品安全法].

𝙉𝙋𝘾 𝙊𝙗𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙧@npcobserver· Dec 3

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