The Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress Held the Second Plenary Session

The Fourth Session of the Third National People's Congress held its second plenary session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The Fourth Session of the Thirteenth National People's Congress held its second plenary meeting in the Great Hall of the People on the afternoon of the 8th to hear and review the work report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the work report of the Supreme People's Court, and the work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate. Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji, Han Zheng, Wang Qishan and others attended the meeting.

Entrusted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Chairman Li Zhanshu reported to the Congress on the work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress. Li Zhanshu pointed out in the report that under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress adheres to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implements Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law, performs its duties and actively acts. It provides legal protection for promoting major work deployments, responding to major risks and challenges, and safeguarding national security, and effectively playing the role of state power organs.

On March 8, the fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress held its second plenary session in the Great Hall of the people in Beijing. Entrusted by the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Chairman Li Zhanshu reported to the Congress on the work of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress.

Li Zhanshu pointed out in the report that since the third session of the 13th National People's Congress, the Standing Committee has enacted 9 laws, amended 13 laws, made 8 decisions on legal and major issues, and 23 legal cases under consideration; listened to 35 reports, inspected the implementation of 1 decision and 6 laws, conducted 2 special inquiries, conducted 6 special investigations, and made 1 resolution; decided to ratify or accede to 7 treaties; reviewed and approved 39 appointment and removal cases, and appointed and removed 259 state officials in accordance with the law.

In the report, Li Zhanshu pointed out that the most significant feature of the work of the Standing Committee is to closely follow the major decisions and deployments of the Party Central Committee, closely follow the people's expectations for the construction of the rule of law for a better life, and closely follow the modernization of the national governance system and governance capabilities. The actual legal needs of the country should strengthen legislation and legal supervision, and strive to make all tasks better focus on the center and overall situation, and better serve the country and people. The first is to strengthen the implementation and supervision of the Constitution and safeguard the unity of the country's rule of law. The Law on the National Flag and the Law on the National Emblem shall be amended, and the Law on the Safeguarding of the State Security of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall be considered and adopted. The second is to focus on the overall work of the party and the country, comply with the expectations of the people, and strengthen legislation in key areas. We will strengthen public health legislation, speed up national security legislation, and focus on promoting high-quality development and high-level opening-up legislation. The third is to insist on combining support with supervision, and to carry out legal supervision and work supervision in accordance with the law. Promote the full and effective implementation of the Constitution and laws, and ensure that administrative power, supervisory power, judicial power, and procuratorial power are exercised in accordance with the law. Fourth, adhere to the status of the main representative, support and service representatives to perform their duties in accordance with the law. We will conscientiously implement the "35 specific measures" on strengthening and improving the work of NPC deputies, and constantly improve the level of their work. Fifth, serve the overall situation of the country's diplomacy and give full play to the functions of the NPC's foreign affairs work. The sixth is to strengthen the ability to perform their duties and continuously improve the level of self-construction of the Standing Committee.

Li Zhanshu pointed out in the report that there are still some gaps and deficiencies in the work of the Standing Committee. He will humbly listen to the opinions and suggestions of representatives and various parties, continuously strengthen and improve the work, and better perform the duties entrusted by the Constitution and laws.

In the report, Li Zhanshu pointed out that 2021 is the first year to implement the "14th Five-Year Plan" and start a new journey of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way. It is also the 100 anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China. The general requirements of the work of the Standing Committee are: under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, in-depth study and implementation of Xi Jinping Thought on the Rule of Law and General Secretary Xi Jinping's adherence to and improvement of the People's Congress The important thinking of the system fully implements the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China and the Second, Third, Third, Fourth, Fourth, and Fifth Plenary Session of China, based on the new development stage, implement the new development concept, build a new development pattern, plan the work of the National People's Congress closely around the "14th Five-Year Plan" and the 2035 long-term goal, exercise legislative power, supervision power, decision-making power, appointment and removal power in accordance with the law, and give full play to the comprehensive Functional role in building a modern socialist country.

In his report, Li Zhanshu made arrangements for the main tasks of the standing Committee in the coming year: earnestly strengthen the implementation and supervision of the Constitution, safeguard the dignity and authority of the Constitution, earnestly strengthen legislation in key areas, emerging areas, and foreign-related fields, and constantly improve the quality and efficiency of legislation; earnestly strengthen supervision to ensure that state organs perform their duties in accordance with the law; earnestly strengthen the work of deputies and give better play to the role of deputies, deepen and expand exchanges and cooperation at all levels and in all fields; effectively strengthen self-construction, and consolidate the ideological and political organization foundation for performing duties.

Zhou Qiang, President of the Supreme People's Court, pointed out in his report on the work of the Supreme People's Court that in 2020, the Supreme People's Court will adhere to the guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, faithfully perform its duties under the Constitution and laws, serve in accordance with the law and promote epidemic prevention and control and economic and social development, and achieve new results in all aspects of its work. The Supreme People's Court accepted 39347 cases and concluded 35773; local people's courts at all levels and special people's courts accepted 30.805 million cases and concluded 28.705 million cases.

In the report, Zhou Qiang summarized the main work in 2020 from seven aspects: first, resolutely safeguard national security and social stability; second, actively serve high-quality development; third, earnestly safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of the people; fourth, comprehensively build a one-stop mechanism for diversified dispute resolution and litigation services; fifth, strive to deepen the reform of the judicial system; sixth, forge a loyal, clean and responsible excellent court team; Seventh, consciously accept supervision.

Zhou Qiang said in the report that in 2021 and for some time to come, the people's courts should closely follow the theme of promoting high-quality development, accurately grasp the requirements of basing themselves on the new development stage, implementing the new development concept, and building a new development pattern. pay more attention to the concept of system, thinking of the rule of law, strong foundation orientation, adhere to the principle of seeking progress while maintaining stability, keeping integrity and innovation, and promoting the high-quality development of the work of the people's courts in the new era. It is necessary to strengthen political construction, actively serve the overall situation, adhere to justice for the people, strictly and impartially administer justice, deepen judicial reform, and build a strong team. It is necessary to be realistic, pragmatic, pioneering and innovative, give full play to the role of the trial function, and make new and greater contributions to the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the realization of the Chinese dream of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

Zhang Jun, procurator general of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, pointed out in the work report of the Supreme People's Procuratorate that in the past year, under the strong leadership of the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping as the core, and under the strong supervision of the National People's Congress and its Standing Committee, the Supreme People's Procuratorate has actively responded to various risks and challenges, especially the serious impact of the new coronary pneumonia epidemic, and made new progress in various work. Over the past year, procuratorial organs across the country handled a total of 3.01 million cases of various types, a year-on-year decrease of 19.4 percent. Among them, public interest litigation and litigation supervision cases that took the initiative to perform their duties increased by 19.2 percent and 9.6 percent respectively.

In the report, Zhang Jun reviewed the work in 2020 from five aspects: first, actively participate in national governance and boost China's governance with procuratorial security; Second, actively integrate into the overall development situation and help a well-off society in an all-round way with procuratorial services. The third is to comprehensively promote the "four major procuratorates" and safeguard fairness and justice with procuratorial supervision. Fourth, we should closely follow the people's will, the greatest politics, and promote people's livelihood and well-being through procuratorial work; fifth, we must keep in mind that we must be hard on our own to ensure that we perform our duties in accordance with the law through procuratorial construction.

Zhang Jun pointed out in the report that in 2021, prosecutors should be more conscious of their actions, shoulder new historical missions, and provide a strong legal guarantee for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country. It is necessary to continue to make steady progress, earnestly enhance the political consciousness of serving high-quality development, pay close attention to implementation, earnestly enhance the consciousness of integrating into the rule of law in an all-round way, and strive to enhance the procuratorial consciousness of realizing its own high-quality development. To make greater contributions to the protection of people's happiness, national security and social stability.

Source: Learning Power