China’s national legislature holds closing meeting of annual session

The fourth session of the National People’s Congress concluded Thursday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, with Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders in attendance.

Lawmakers approved the government work report and the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026–2030) for national economic and social development. They also adopted several laws, including the Ecological and Environmental Code, the Ethnic Unity and Progress Promotion Law and the National Development Planning Law.

The legislature approved the 2026 national economic and social development plan as well as the central budget for 2026. Resolutions were also adopted on the work reports of the NPC Standing Committee, the Supreme People’s Court and the Supreme People’s Procuratorate.

Zhao Leji delivered a speech at the closing meeting.

Credit : CGTN