With today's release of the Supreme People's Court's and Supreme People's Procuratorate's 2023 work reports, we now have a complete list of documents from #NPC2023:

https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/14/china-npc-2023-results-documents/

ICYMI: We have compiled a list of all docs from #NPC2023—reports, legislation, speeches, etc.—as well as all available vote results (some of which you can't find anywhere else).

It's now updated with this year's reports on budgets & development plans: https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/14/china-npc-2023-results-documents/

#NPC2023: The National People's Congress's annual session will close this morning. In ~1 hr, the delegates will vote on various work reports, the socioeconomic development plan & central budget for 2023 & Legislation Law amendments.

We'll post the votes in this thread.

#NPC2023 🗳: Starting in ~20 min are the final personnel votes at this year's NPC. The delegates will vote to confirm nominees for:

‣ State Council vice-premiers, state councilors, departmental heads* & secretary-general
‣ members of the remaining 8 NPC special committees**

#NPC2023 🗳: NPC delegates will cast another round of personnel votes in ~1 hr. Today, they'll fill the following positions:

‣ Premier
‣ SSC Chairperson
‣ SPC President
‣ SPP Procurator-general
‣ remaining 159 seats on the 14th NPC Standing Committee
https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/04/china-npc-2023-state-leadership-transition/

BREAKING: China's National People's Congress has approved the ninth round of restructuring of the State Council since the 1980s. The vote was 2951 yeas and 1 nay (no abstention). Full text of the reorganization plan expected later today. #NPC2023

https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/07/china-npc-2023-state-council-reorganization/

#NPC2023 🗳: At this morning's plenary meeting starting in less than 10 min, the delegates will cast votes on candidates for the following positions:

‣ PRC president & VP
‣ Central Military Commission chair
‣ 14th NPC Standing Committee chair, vice-chairs & secretary-general

NEW: Delegates attending #NPC2023 have submitted a total of 271 bills by the Mar. 7 noon deadline, including 268 legislative bills & 3 proposing oversight actions. That's a significant drop in # of bills compared to prior years (e.g., 484 bills in 2022). http://www.news.cn/politics/2023-03/10/c_1129423789.htm

#NPC2023 enters phase II today as the delegates start considering personnel matters.

This afternoon, they'll discuss candidates for the following positions:

‣ PRC president & VP
‣ Central Military Commission chair
‣ 14th NPCSC chair, vice-chairs & secretary-general

NEW POST – A Guide to China’s 2023 State Council Restructuring #NPC2023 https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/07/a-guide-to-chinas-2023-state-council-restructuring/

Today (Tuesday, March 7) at #NPC2023:

This morning, the delegates are reviewing the draft Legislation Law amendment.

At 10 a.m., Qin Gang, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, will host a press conference on China’s foreign policy and foreign relations.

https://npcobserver.com/2023/02/28/china-npc-2023-legislation-law-amendments/

Zhang Dadong, headmaster of Xin'an Primary #School in #Jiangsu's #Huaian city, said that he cannot wait to tell the children that President #XiJinping has sent his regards to them. #YouthinJiangsu #TwoSessions2023 #NPC2023

1/ It's Monday (in some parts of the world)!

China's National People's Congress opened its annual session over the weekend, and here's a recap of our coverage of #NPC2023 so far:

For #NPC2023, we've added a special area in our website's sidebar where we provide a quick look at each day's schedule and link to important documents, vote results, and meeting readouts as they are made available.

Legislators from #Jiangsu province welcomed an important fellow deputy, President Xi Jinping, to their deliberations at the first session of the 14th National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, on March 5, 2023.#TwoSessions2023 #China #NPC2023

Deputies from many ethnic #minorities attend the 14th National People’s Congress in #China on March 5. #TwoSessions2023 #female #NPC2023

Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Co Ltd announced it now boasts full proprietary intellectual property rights for all key components of its all-terrain cranes, injecting fresh impetus into #China's high-quality development.#TwoSessions2023 #YouthinJiangsu #NPC2023

#NPC2023: In ~15 min, outgoing Premier Li Keqiang will deliver his final Gov't Work Report. Later this morning, the new NPC will establish its special committees & appoint members of the two committees in charge of revising legislation & reviewing development plans & budgets

NEW POST – #NPC2023 starts in an hour! Here is an introduction to its agenda and an explanation of what happens each day at the (almost) 9-day event! https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/04/npc-2023-agenda-and-daily-schedule/

JUST IN: The Presidium of #NPC2023 has selected 11 standing chairpersons, including Zhao Leji and Li Hongzhong (expected to the chair and exec vice chair of the 14th NPC Standing Committee) as well as Politburo member Li Ganjie (expected to the next head of the Central Org Dept).