Full of the expectations of the people of the whole country and following the pace of spring, nearly 3,000 NPC deputies attended the annual grand meeting.
2023 is the first year to fully implement the spirit of the 20th Party Congress, and the first year for the 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee to perform their duties according to law.
Over the past year, under the strong leadership of the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, the 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee have adhered to the guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, performed their duties and responsibilities around promoting Chinese modernization, adhered to the organic unity of the party’s leadership, the people being the masters of the country and governing the country according to law, adhered to, improved and operated the people’s congress system well, promoted the effective implementation of the goals and tasks set by the 20th Party Congress, and promoted legislation, supervision, representation, foreign exchanges and so on.
Firmly grasp the correct direction of NPC work
Ensure that the party’s leadership is fully, systematically and integrally implemented in the work of the National People’s Congress.
On December 24, 2023, an exchange meeting was held in Beijing to thoroughly study and implement the important thoughts of the Supreme Leader General Secretary on upholding and improving the people’s congress system.
Comrades attending the meeting unanimously stated that they should closely unite around the CPC Central Committee with the Supreme Leader as the core, adhere to the guidance of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, adhere to, improve and operate the country’s fundamental political system, earnestly perform the duties entrusted by the Constitution and laws, and make contributions to the promotion of Chinese modernization with high-quality NPC work.
Over the past year, the 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee have adhered to the overall leadership of the Party, especially the centralized and unified leadership of the CPC Central Committee, and ensured that the Party’s leadership is fully, systematically and integrally implemented in the work of the NPC.
— — Plan and promote the work closely around the overall work of the party and the state.
On January 4, 2024, at the beginning of the new year, Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee listened to the work report of the Party Group of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC).
Consciously regard the implementation of the important instructions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary as the primary political task, formulate detailed rules for handling and supervising work, improve the work ledger mechanism, and ensure that every important instruction is fully implemented; Strictly implement the system of asking for instructions and reporting, and promptly report to the Party Central Committee on major issues, important matters and important situations in the work of the National People’s Congress … … The 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee closely plan and promote the work around the overall situation of the work of the Party and the state, and ensure that the Party’s theory, line, principles and policies and the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee are fully implemented and effectively implemented in the work of the National People’s Congress.
— — Continue to consolidate and expand the achievements of thematic education.
Party groups in the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) and government agencies regard it as a major political task to thoroughly study and implement the theme education of the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era, firmly grasp the general requirements of "learning thoughts, strengthening party spirit, emphasizing practice and building new achievements", persistently use the Supreme Leader’s Socialism with Chinese characteristics Thought in the new era to forge a soul, make a great investigation and study based on the responsibilities of the National People’s Congress, and continuously deepen the understanding and grasp of the Party’s innovation theory. Consolidate the ideological foundation of firmly supporting the "two establishments" and resolutely achieving the "two maintenances", and provide a strong guarantee for striving for progress in stability, promoting the high-quality development of the work of the National People’s Congress and achieving a good start in the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC).
— — Continuously improve the ability of members of the Standing Committee to perform their duties.
The 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) attached great importance to learning and training. In 2023, it held eight special lectures of the Standing Committee, and each lecture took learning the important expositions of the Supreme Leader General Secretary in related fields as the first content. By highlighting the key points of study and expanding the fields of study, we will enhance the systematicness and modernity of study and continuously improve the performance ability of members of the Standing Committee.
Under the above rate, demonstrate and lead. In June, 2023, the General Office of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) held a national class for responsible comrades of provincial and municipal people’s congresses in Beijing, which was the first class for responsible comrades of local people’s congresses held in the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC). Focusing on jointly doing a good job in the work of the NPC in the new era and enhancing the overall synergy of the work of the NPC, this class has effectively strengthened the self-construction of the NPC and improved its political position and ability to perform its duties according to law.
Promote the high-quality development of legislative work
Constantly improve the quality of legislation, promote development with good laws, and ensure good governance.
Development should be of high quality and legislation should be of high quality.
The formulation and implementation of legislative planning is an important embodiment of the party’s strengthening of centralized and unified leadership over legislative work and an important starting point for the NPC to play a leading role in legislative work.
From comprehensively combing and studying the directive requirements on legislative work in the important speech of the Supreme Leader General Secretary since the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, and the legislative needs involved in the Party’s major strategic deployment in Report to the 20th CPC National Congress, to putting the legislative revision projects explicitly put forward by the CPC Central Committee and the legislative revision projects involved in the important reform measures of the Party and the state into the legislative planning, the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) made a comparison between the "first mile" of legislative work arrangement and the decision-making deployment of the CPC Central Committee, and after in-depth investigation and study, repeated argumentation and evaluation, formulated the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) legislative plan and submitted it to the CPC Central Committee for approval and implementation.
Over the past year, the 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee have deliberated 35 legal cases, and the legislative work has the characteristics of high completion rate, orderly legislative work and heavy legislative amendment projects.
— — Promote the continuous improvement of the legal system related to the Constitution. From amending the legislative law to formulating the patriotic education law, to adopting the newly revised code of personnel of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) and deliberating the revised draft of the Organic Law of the State Council at two meetings of the Standing Committee, the 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee implemented the constitutional provisions, constantly improved the relevant legal systems of the Constitution, and ensured the effective implementation of the systems, principles and rules established by the Constitution.
— — Accelerate the pace of economic legislation. Revise the company law, review the draft rural collective economic organization law, the draft tariff law and the draft value-added tax law, and take various measures to maintain market order and boost market confidence, so as to escort the construction of a high-level socialist market economic system.
— — Strengthen the construction of foreign-related rule of law. We will formulate the Law on Foreign Relations and the Law on Immunity of Foreign Countries, amend the Civil Procedure Law and the Anti-Spy Law, and constantly expand the breadth and depth of legislation in foreign-related fields, so as to lay a solid foundation for the rule of law in order to expand high-level opening up, enhance international exchanges, and safeguard national sovereignty, security and development interests.
In addition, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau ecological protection law, barrier-free environment construction law and food security law were formulated, and the administrative reconsideration law &hellip was revised through the criminal law amendment (XII); … Up to now, the 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee have enacted 6 laws, revised 9 laws and adopted 11 decisions on legal issues and major issues.
Over the past year, the national legislative work has been progressing steadily and solidly. the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has played a leading role in legislation, strengthened legislation in key areas, emerging areas and foreign-related areas, improved the legal system that is urgently needed for the rule of law, meeting the needs of the people for a better life and safeguarding national security, continuously improved the quality of legislation, and promoted development and guaranteed good governance with good laws.
In order to adapt to the new situation and requirements of people’s democracy in the whole process of development, the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) adhered to the people’s dominant position. On the basis of achieving full coverage of grass-roots legislative contact points in 31 provinces (autonomous regions and municipalities) in 2022, 13 more were added in 2023. Up to now, the the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) Law Committee has set up 45 contact points for grassroots legislation, which has led the local people’s congress standing committees with legislative power to set up more than 6,500 contact points for grassroots legislation, providing an effective channel, platform and carrier for grassroots people and people from all walks of life to express their legislative demands and reflect social conditions and public opinion.
Strengthen the pertinence and effectiveness of supervision work
Make good use of the supervision power entrusted to the NPC by the Constitution, and implement correct supervision, effective supervision and supervision according to law.
Check the implementation of five laws, listen to and review 22 work reports of "one government, two houses", and carry out 2 special inquiries and 7 special investigations … … Over the past year, the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) focused on the major decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee, focused on the people’s thoughts, hopes and wishes, carried out supervision in an orderly manner according to law, and strived to raise the pertinence and effectiveness of supervision work to a new level.
In October, 2023, the Sixth Session of the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) held a joint group meeting to conduct special inquiries on the State Council’s work on cracking down on crimes in the field of ecological environment and resource protection, the Supreme People’s Court’s work on environmental resources trial in people’s courts, and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate’s report on the procuratorial work of people’s procuratorates on ecological environment and resource protection.
This is the first time that the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has conducted a special inquiry on the three reports of "one government, two houses" around the same theme, thus realizing the whole process supervision of administrative law enforcement and justice in the field of ecological environment and resource protection.
In the process of special inquiry, the questioner came straight to the point, asked the people’s concerns and asked the supervision; Respondents should answer questions directly and frankly, which makes the audience feel "very pragmatic and in place".
Strengthen the supervision of ecological environment protection, strengthen the supervision of economic work, strengthen the supervision of budget and final accounts, strengthen the supervision of state-owned assets management and government debt management, and strengthen the supervision of people’s livelihood and social work … … The 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) performed its duties in accordance with the law closely around the overall work of the party and the state, and carried out correct supervision, effective supervision and supervision according to law, ensuring the full and effective implementation of constitutional laws, ensuring that all state organs exercised their powers according to law, and ensuring that the legitimate rights and interests of the people were safeguarded and realized.
Filing review is a constitutional supervision system with China characteristics, and it is an important system to ensure the implementation of constitutional laws and safeguard the unity of national rule of law.
"Pass!" On December 29th, 2023, the NPC Standing Committee’s Decision on Improving and Strengthening the Filing Review System was passed by vote. This is the first time that the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has made special legislative provisions on the record review system in the form of a decision, which has a milestone significance in the course of the establishment and operation of the record review system for more than 40 years.
Everything is necessary, everything is prepared, everything is judged, and mistakes are corrected. In 2023, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) carefully examined more than 1,300 administrative regulations, supervisory regulations, local regulations, autonomous regulations and separate regulations, regulations of special economic zones, judicial interpretations and local laws of special administrative regions, so as to safeguard the unity of national rule of law.
The supervision of the National People’s Congress is the supervision with legal authority and representing the people. The 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) actively practiced the concept of people’s democracy in the whole process, closely followed the people’s major concerns when formulating the supervision work plan, closely relied on the people and accepted their supervision when carrying out supervision work, and ensured that the people’s right to know, participate, express and supervise was implemented in all aspects of the work of the National People’s Congress.
Comprehensively strengthen and improve the representative work.
Provide high-quality service guarantee for representatives to perform their duties according to law
Giving full play to the role of deputies to the National People’s Congress is an inevitable requirement for the development of people’s democracy in the whole process, an important embodiment of the people being masters of their own affairs, and an important foundation for doing a good job in the work of the National People’s Congress.
Over the past year, the 14th the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) has strengthened and improved the work of deputies in an all-round way, with the close contact between the Standing Committee, deputies and the people as the starting point, so as to provide high-quality service guarantee for deputies to perform their duties according to law.
In June, 2023, the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC)’s working committee was established. Taking this as an opportunity, the capacity building of delegates has been continuously strengthened, and the quality of delegates’ work has been further improved.
Recently, in the typical case of handling the representative’s suggestion in the high-quality deliberation of the representative’s motion issued by the the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) Municipal Working Committee for the first time, a suggestion on the formulation of the automatic driving standard for smart cars was selected.
Pan Jiaofeng, deputy to the National People’s Congress and president of the Science and Technology Strategy Consulting Institute of China Academy of Sciences, found through in-depth investigation that the management standards of autonomous driving vary from place to place. During the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, he put forward the "Proposal on Starting the Pre-setting of Autopilot Standards". This proposal is submitted to the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Development and Reform Commission for study and handling. In July 2023, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology gave a written reply to the representative.
According to reports, during the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress, 271 motions and 8,314 suggestions put forward by deputies have been handled and answered. The relevant proposals are translated into policies and measures to deepen reform, solve difficult problems and promote development, providing assistance for strengthening and improving related work.
Since the establishment of the 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee, it has attached great importance to the study and training of deputies. It has organized four basic courses for deputies to perform their duties in Beijing, Jiangxi and Shaanxi, and held one course for deputies of ethnic minorities to the National People’s Congress in Yunnan. More than 1,300 delegates participated in the intensive study, achieving the goal of full coverage of the basic study for new deputies to the grassroots National People’s Congress.
Support and guarantee representatives to promote the implementation of the decision-making arrangements of the CPC Central Committee through inspections, special investigations, participation in law enforcement inspections, and proposals, so as to reflect the wishes of the people and serve as a bridge between the party and the state and the people. More than 200,000 representative homes and liaison stations have been set up throughout the country, basically achieving full coverage of towns and streets … …
A series of pragmatic measures to support and guarantee deputies to perform their duties according to law have fully demonstrated the remarkable achievements of deputies’ work, given full play to the advantages of deputies coming from and taking root in the people, and made the work of the NPC more grounded, sensitive to people’s feelings, gathering people’s wisdom and benefiting people’s livelihood.
The delegates faithfully shared their worries for the party and faithfully performed their duties for the people, which fully demonstrated the good demeanor of the NPC deputies in the new era. In December 2023, after the earthquake in Jishishan County, Linxia, Gansu Province, people’s congresses at all levels in Gansu and Qinghai provinces actively participated in the front line of earthquake relief, participated in emergency rescue, relocation and resettlement, and made every effort to protect people’s lives and property. Hong Kong and Macao NPC deputies carried forward the traditional virtues of the Chinese nation, donated money enthusiastically, and interpreted the initial heart and childlike feelings of boxing with warm heart and kindness.
Continue to struggle and forge ahead.
The year 2024 marks the 75th anniversary of the founding of People’s Republic of China (PRC) and the 70th anniversary of the founding of the National People’s Congress. The 14th National People’s Congress and its Standing Committee will continuously improve their ability and level of performing their duties, adhere to, improve and operate the people’s congress system, and make new contributions to comprehensively promoting the construction of a strong country and the great cause of national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization.
