The system of people's congresses provides important institutional guarantees for the Party to lead the people in creating miracles of rapid economic development and long-term social stability.
On the morning of March 9th, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress held its second plenary session, and Zhao Leji, Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, delivered a work report to the congress.
Serve the overall development of the country with high-quality legislation
At the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress, three important legal bills, namely the draft of the Ecological Environment Code, the draft of the National Unity and Progress Promotion Law, and the draft of the National Development Planning Law, were submitted for review, fully demonstrating the weight of legislative work in the new era.
The report shows that in the past year, a total of 40 laws, legal interpretations, and draft decisions have been reviewed, of which 24 have been passed, including 6 laws enacted, 14 laws amended, 1 legal interpretation made, and 3 decisions related to legal and major issues... The number of legislation has steadily improved, and the quality of legislation has continued to improve. The legal system of socialism with Chinese characteristics is more scientific, complete, unified, and authoritative.
The life of the constitution lies in its implementation, and the authority of the constitution also lies in its implementation. Over the past year, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has conscientiously fulfilled its statutory duties of promoting the implementation of the Constitution and strengthening constitutional supervision, safeguarding the unity of the rule of law in the country.
Coordinate the revision of the Organizational Law of Village Committees and the Organizational Law of Urban Residents' Committees, and improve the grassroots mass autonomy mechanism led by grassroots party organizations; Amend the National Language and Writing Law to strengthen the legal status of the national language and writing system; The decision was made to set October 25 as the Commemoration Day of Taiwan's Restoration to encourage all Chinese people to work together for the reunification of the motherland and national rejuvenation
At the same time, we will solidly promote the constitutional review and filing review work, review 2218 administrative regulations, judicial interpretations, etc. submitted for filing, and study and provide legal feedback on 6705 review suggestions put forward by citizens and organizations one by one, ensuring that every piece of legislation conforms to the spirit of the Constitution, reflects the authority of the Constitution, and guarantees the implementation of the Constitution.
Promote reform, foster development, and ensure good governance through sound laws.
Formulate the Private Economy Promotion Law to provide legal guarantees for the sustained, healthy, and high-quality development of the private economy; Amend the Anti Unfair Competition Law and promote the construction of a rule of law economy and a credit economy; Amending the Maritime Law, Arbitration Law, and Foreign Trade Law to better serve high-level opening-up... Legislation closely follows the pulse of national development, focuses on reform and development priorities, and provides precise and powerful legal guarantees for high-quality development and the implementation of national strategies.
Standing at the forefront of the times and caring about the lights of thousands of homes. Develop emergency response laws for public health incidents to better ensure the safety and health of the people's lives and bodies; Amend the Food Safety Law to firmly uphold the bottom line of food safety; Deliberating the drafts of the Medical Security Law, Childcare Services Law, and Social Assistance Law... Adhering to the people-centered development concept, making every law formulated and revised full of the heart of the Republic of China and highlighting the warmth of people's livelihood.
Looking ahead to 2026, as the first year of the 15th Five Year Plan, the legislative work has a glorious mission and significant responsibility.
The report emphasizes the need to strengthen legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related fields, "said Zhou Di, the director of the Research Institute of Zhejiang Yushi Technology Co., Ltd. Representative. From the formulation of the State owned Assets Law and the Financial Law, to the amendment of the Agricultural Law and the Teacher Law, to the strengthening of legislative research in areas such as artificial intelligence, the Standing Committee's legislative plan closely follows the implementation of the" 15th Five Year Plan "outline and will provide a more solid legal guarantee for high-quality economic and social development.
To supervise and fulfill duties correctly, effectively, and in accordance with the law
The supervisory power is an important authority granted by the Constitution and laws to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adheres to the principle of focusing on the center, being close to people's livelihood, and highlighting key points, implementing correct supervision, effective supervision, and legal supervision, and fully leveraging the important role of the supervision of the National People's Congress in the supervision system of the Party and the state.
The report shows that in the past year, a total of 22 reports on supervision work have been listened to and reviewed, 5 cases of legal implementation have been inspected, 2 special inquiries and 11 special investigations have been organized, and 1 resolution has been made.
Strict supervision in key areas——
Conduct in-depth investigations and research on several important issues related to the preparation of the "15th Five Year Plan" outline, and produce 26 specialized research reports; Listen to and review the report of the State Council on the development of new quality productive forces and the promotion of the transformation of scientific and technological achievements; Check the implementation of the Circular Economy Promotion Law and promote the widespread formation of green production and lifestyle
From the practice of participating in law enforcement inspections, it can be seen that the current supervision methods of the National People's Congress are constantly enriched, and the rigidity and effectiveness of supervision are continuously enhanced. This promotes the formation of a closed loop and end-to-end supervision work, and better transforms the results of supervision into governance effectiveness, "said Du Weidong, Chairman of Chongqing Xiyong Microelectronics Industrial Investment Group Co., Ltd.
Supervision in the field of people's livelihood has temperature——
Listening to reports on the protection of the rights and interests of flexible employment and new forms of employment workers, conducting inspections on the enforcement of trade union laws and food safety laws, listening to reports on the completion of annual environmental conditions and environmental protection goals... Supervision work focuses on the thoughts, expectations, and wishes of the people, and within the scope of responsibilities, achieves the goal of "the people have a voice, and I have a response".
The national "ledger" supervision is strong——
Managing the country's "money bag" and closely monitoring the flow of public funds are important responsibilities of the National People's Congress for supervision. In 2025, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress will continue to make efforts around fiscal budgeting and state-owned asset management, effectively supervising and safeguarding the common wealth of all the people.
Ensure the standardized operation of the fiscal budget and steadily improve the quality and efficiency of supervision.
Listen to and review the reports of the State Council on plan execution, budget execution, central final accounts, etc., review and approve the central final accounts for 2024, promote the implementation of more proactive macro policies, and help achieve the main goals of economic and social development.
Focus on standardized management of state-owned assets and safeguard the common "family foundation" of the whole nation.
Deliberate the comprehensive report of the State Council on the management of state-owned assets in 2024, listen to the special report on the management of state-owned assets (excluding financial enterprises) of enterprises and conduct special inquiries, promote the optimization of the layout and structure of the state-owned economy, enhance the core functions of state-owned enterprises, and improve their core competitiveness.
Through full process and regular supervision, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress continuously promotes more standardized budget management and more effective supervision of state-owned assets, ensuring that national funds and assets are used in practice and for the benefit of the people.
Practice the whole process of people's democracy and consolidate the strength of progress
National People's Congress deputies are like "heart bridges", connecting the Party and the government on one end, and thousands of people on the other end.
In the past year, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has continuously strengthened and improved the work of representatives, promoting the institutionalization, standardization, and refinement of representative work, and fully unleashing the vitality and vigor of people's democracy throughout the entire process.
The continuous deepening of the "two connections" represents a more down-to-earth performance of duties and a better understanding of the people's situation.
The report shows that the members of the Standing Committee maintain regular contact with 399 National People's Congress deputies, invite 276 deputies to attend the Standing Committee meetings, and organize more than 900 deputies to participate in legislative research, law enforcement inspections, financial and economic work supervision, foreign exchanges, and other work.
Listening to the voices of the people and absorbing grassroots wisdom, representatives actively provide suggestions and recommendations with a high sense of responsibility, so that the work of the Standing Committee always takes root in and serves the people.
The proposal suggests improving quality and efficiency, which represents a response to the call and a fulfillment of the expectations of the people.
The report points out that 269 proposals put forward by deputies during the Third Session of the 14th National People's Congress have been reviewed and responded to by deputies. The 9160 suggestions put forward by the delegates during the conference and the 150 suggestions put forward during the recess have been processed and responded to, achieving the goal of "responding to every suggestion and ensuring everything is settled".
Completing the task is not the end, achieving it is the goal.
All the suggestions put forward in the report have been processed and responded to by the representatives, which is backed by a strict system guarantee, "said Chen Yang, a quality inspector at the production center of Guangdong Yuequn Marine Biotechnology Co., Ltd. From delegation, supervision, to response, the representative's suggestion processing work has formed a complete closed loop, reflecting respect for the representative's subject status and a highly responsible attitude towards the people.
The construction of performance capacity continues to be strengthened, enabling representatives to "understand, know and perform their duties well".
Taking the opportunity of studying and implementing the newly revised Representative Law, the Working Committee of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress held a special study class, which basically achieved full coverage of the study of National People's Congress deputies. In 2025, five representative themed learning classes will be held, with over 1000 representatives participating in learning and training sessions as well as job performance exchanges, providing precise empowerment and targeted improvement.
Looking back at the end of the 14th Five Year Plan, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress has closely followed the pulse of the times, responded to the expectations of the people, fulfilled its duties in accordance with the law, and made new progress and achievements in all aspects of work.
Standing at a new starting point at the beginning of the 15th Five Year Plan, anchoring new goals, planning new measures, seeking progress while maintaining stability, and promoting high-quality development of the work of the National People's Congress, we will surely build a solid foundation of the rule of law and consolidate institutional strength to achieve a good start to the 15th Five Year Plan.