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Recommendations for the Work of the Coming Year

2023 will be the first year in which we fully implement the guiding
principles from the 20th National Party Congress. This year, the general
requirements for the NPC Standing Committee’s work are as follows.

 Following the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with
Chinese Characteristics for a New Era; upholding the strong
leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping
at its core; applying the guiding principles from the 20th National

Party Congress in full
 Ensuring the unity between leadership by the Party, the running of

the country by the people, and law-based governance; upholding and
improving the system of people’s congresses
 Adhering to the general principle of pursuing progress while
ensuring stability; making steady progress in advancing Chinese

modernization; fully and faithfully applying the new development
philosophy on all fronts

 Exercising, in accordance with the law, the powers of enacting laws,
conducting oversight, making decisions, and appointing and
removing officials as conferred by the Constitution and the law;
improving the work of people’s congresses in the new era; making
our due contribution to setting the stage for building China into a
modern socialist country in all respects

The Council of Chairpersons of the 13th NPC Standing Committee has
adopted, in principle, the key points for the work of the Standing Committee
and plans for legislation, oversight, and deputy-related work in 2023, making
preliminary arrangements for this year’s work.

1. Ensuring constitutional implementation and carrying out legislative
work

We should improve institutions and procedures for constitutional review,
improve the recording and review system for normative documents, and
ensure order in the special administrative regions as stipulated in China’s
Constitution and the Basic Laws. We should uphold the one-China principle

and the 1992 Consensus, promote the peaceful development of cross-Strait
relations, and stand firm in advancing national reunification. Giving full play
to the leading legislative role of the NPC, the Standing Committee of the 14th
NPC should draw up a plan for the legislative work of the next five years. We
should improve the legal system for the socialist market economy and
advance the development of a high-standard socialist market economy. We
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