China's Top Legislature Schedules Late-August Session with Broad Agenda

The Council of Chairpersons of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee has decided to hold the 24th session of the Standing Committee from August 25 to 28 in Beijing. Chaired by NPC Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji, the meeting set a comprehensive legislative and supervisory agenda covering draft laws on cross-border corruption, healthcare security, and farmland protection, alongside major revisions to the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law and Banking Supervision and Administration Law. Lawmakers will also review reports on economic performance and government debt management.

The session's agenda spans critical economic security, financial regulation, social welfare, and anti-corruption measures. Revisions to core commercial and financial laws, paired with mid-year economic execution reports and government debt oversight, offer key signals on Beijing's regulatory priorities and macroeconomic risk management for the second half of the year.

The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee will convene its 24th session in Beijing from August 25 to 28, following a decision made during the 71st meeting of the Council of Chairpersons. The meeting of the Council of Chairpersons, held at the Great Hall of the People and presided over by NPC Standing Committee Chairman Zhao Leji, finalized the proposed legislative and supervisory schedule for the upcoming four-day gathering. According to official state media reports, the proposed agenda includes reviewing several major pieces of legislation. Lawmakers are slated to deliberate draft laws on healthcare security as well as farmland protection and quality improvement. They will also consider draft revisions to the Agriculture Law, the National Defense Mobilization Law, the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, the Banking Supervision and Administration Law, and the Water Law, in addition to draft amendments to the Lawyers Law. The Standing Committee will also review several specific bills submitted by executive and supervisory authorities. These include a State Council bill on draft revisions to the Road Traffic Safety Law, a National Commission of Supervision bill proposing the draft Anti-Cross-Border Corruption Law, and a State Council bill to ratify an extradition treaty between the People's Republic of China and Hungary. Beyond statutory drafting, lawmakers will examine routine yet critical oversight reports submitted by the State Council. These encompass mid-year reports on the execution of the national economic and social development plan, budget implementation, and a report on government debt management for 2025. Other scheduled topics include reviews of work regarding the quality of cultural products and services, as well as ongoing efforts to consolidate poverty alleviation achievements and advance rural revitalization. During the Council of Chairpersons meeting, attendees reviewed an analysis report on economic performance by the NPC Financial and Economic Affairs Committee and a report on public petition handling by NPC organs. NPC Standing Committee Secretary-General Liu Qi briefed the leadership on the draft agenda and schedule, alongside reports from relevant special committees and working commissions.