The 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is the current term of the supreme organ of state power of the People's Republic of China. This term of the National People's Congress convened in Beijing, on 5 March 2023, and is scheduled to continue until March 2028. Elections for the new Congress were held from October 2022 to February 2023. It is scheduled to hold five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 2028.
Seat distribution
Major partyGeneral SecretarySeatsChinese Communist PartyXi Jinping?Other PartiesChairpersonSeatsChinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic PartyHe Wei60Jiusan SocietyWu Weihua56China Democratic LeagueDing Zhongli56China Association for Promoting DemocracyCai Dafeng54China National Democratic Construction AssociationHao Mingjin44Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese KuomintangZheng Jianbang41China Zhi Gong PartyJiang Zuojun39Taiwan Democratic Self-Government LeagueSu Hui14IndependentsN/A?
Standing Committee Major partySeatsChinese Communist Party117Other PartiesSeatsChina Democratic League9China Association for Promoting Democracy7Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang6Jiusan Society5Chinese Peasants' and Workers' Democratic Party5China National Democratic Construction Association4Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League4China Zhi Gong Party3Independents13
Organization
Council of Chairpersons
PartyTermChairmanZhao LejiCCPVice ChairpersonsLi HongzhongCCPWang DongmingCCPXiao JieCCPZheng JianbangRCCKDing ZhongliCDLHao MingjinCNDCACai DafengCAPDHe WeiCPWDPWu WeihuaJSTie NingCCPPeng QinghuaCCPZhang QingweiCCPLosang JamcanCCPShohrat ZakirCCPSecretary-GeneralLiu QiCCPSource:
Special Committees
Special committeeChairpersonEthnic Affairs CommitteeBayanqoluConstitution and Law CommitteeXin ChunyingSupervisory and Judicial Affairs CommitteeYang XiaochaoFinancial and Economic Affairs CommitteeZhong ShanEducation, Science, Culture and Public Health CommitteeLuo ShugangForeign Affairs CommitteeLou QinjianOverseas Chinese Affairs CommitteeYu WeiguoEnvironment Protection and Resources Conservation CommitteeLu XinsheAgriculture and Rural Affairs CommitteeDu JiahaoSocial Development Affairs CommitteeYang Zhenwu
The first session
The first session of the 14th NPC was held between 5–13 March 2023. A preparatory meeting was held on 3 March, presided by outgoing NPC Standing Committee chairman Li Zhanshu. During the session, Zhao Leji succeeded Li Zhanshu as the NPCSC chairman, while Xi Jinping was granted an unprecedented third term as president. Han Zheng succeeded Wang Qishan as vice president, while Li Qiang was appointed as the premier succeeding Li Keqiang.
Election results
NPCSC Chairman ElectionNPCSC Secretary-general ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainZhao Leji295200Liu Qi295200Presidential ElectionVice-Presidential ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainXi Jinping295200Han Zheng295200NPCSC Vice-chairmen ElectionNSC Director ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainLi Hongzhong295011Liu Jinguo294331Wang Dongming295200Xiao JieZheng JianbangDing ZhongliHao MingjinCai DafengHe WeiLiu Yuan100Wu WeihuaTie NingPeng QinghuaZhang QingweiLosang JamcanShohrat ZakirPremierial Nomination Vice-Premierial NominationLi Qiang293638Ding Xuexiang294402He Lifeng294330Zhang Guoqing294600Liu Guozhong294600CMC Chairmanship ElectionCMC Vice-Chairmanship ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainXi Jinping295200Zhang Youxia294412He Weidong294700Supreme Court President ElectionProcurator-general ElectionCandidatesForAgainstAbstainCandidatesForAgainstAbstainZhang Jun294713Ying Yong294737
The second session
The third session
The third session of the NPC was held between 5 March 2025 and 11 March 2025. Premier Li Qiang announced a 5% GDP growth target and the highest fiscal deficit in 30 years to mitigate the effects of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. NPCSC Chairman Zhao Leji missed the end of the NPC session, but was spotted in public again despite concerns about his whereabouts.
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