March 5 , Premier of the
State Council of the People's Republic of China, delivered the Government Work Report to the session on behalf of the State Council. The session heard the Report on the Work of the Government delivered by
State Council Premier
Li Qiang, and examined the draft outline of the
15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development. Deputies also reviewed the State Council's report on the implementation of the 2025 National Economic and Social Development Plan together with the draft 2026 National Economic and Social Development Plan, as well as the report on the implementation of the 2025 central and local budgets and the draft 2026 central and local budgets. In addition, explanations were heard from
Vice Chairperson of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress,
Li Hongzhong, regarding the draft ''Ecological and Environmental Code of the People's Republic of China
, the draft Law of the People's Republic of China on the Promotion of Ethnic Unity and Progress
, and the draft Law of the People's Republic of China on National Development Planning''. In the afternoon, plenary meetings were held by individual delegations to deliberate the Report on the Work of the Government. held its opening meeting in
Beijing, at which the Government Work Report was released, setting the expected economic growth target for 2026 at 4.5%–5%. Premier
Li Qiang stated in the Report on the Work of the Government delivered on the 5th that 2025 marks the final year of the
14th Five-Year Plan: • China's overall economic strength reached new heights, with gross domestic product successively surpassing 110 trillion, 120 trillion, 130 trillion, and 140 trillion yuan, achieving an average annual growth rate of 5.4%, markedly higher than the global average. • New breakthroughs were made in scientific, technological, and industrial innovation, with nationwide research and development expenditure growing by an average of 10% annually, the number of high-value
invention patents per 10,000 people reaching 16, major core and key technologies being successfully developed, manufacturing value added remaining the world's largest for 16 consecutive years, and the resilience and security of industrial and
supply chains steadily improving. forest coverage exceeding 25%, making China the country with the fastest and largest growth in
forest resources globally, and with the establishment of the world's largest and fastest-growing
renewable energy system. When outlining the main anticipated targets for development in 2026, the Report on the Work of the Government states that economic growth is projected at 4.5% to 5%.
March 6 held a press conference on economic issues. On March 6, a press conference was held during the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Media Center in Beijing.
Zheng Shanjie, chairman of the
National Development and Reform Commission;
Lan Fo'an,
Minister of Finance;
Wang Wentao,
Minister of Commerce;
Pan Gongsheng,
Governor of the People's Bank of China; and
Wu Qing, chairman of the
China Securities Regulatory Commission, answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to economic planning and reform, fiscal policy and the budget, commerce, and financial and securities regulation.
March 7 On March 7, a press conference was held during the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Media Center in Beijing.
Huai Jinpeng,
Minister of Education;
Lu Zhiyuan,
Minister of Civil Affairs;
Wang Xiaoping,
Minister of Human Resources and Social Security;
Sun Yeli,
Minister of Culture and Tourism; and
Lei Haichao, director of the
National Health Commission, answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to education, civil affairs, human resources and social security, culture and tourism, and health care.
March 8 On March 8, a diplomacy-themed press conference was held during the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Media Center in Beijing.
Wang Yi, member of the
Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party and
Minister of Foreign Affairs, answered questions from Chinese and foreign journalists on issues related to China's foreign policy and international relations.
March 9 The second plenary meeting of the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress was held on 9 March at the
Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Deputies heard and deliberated the work report of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, as well as the work reports of the Supreme People's Court and the
Supreme People's Procuratorate. They also reviewed a report of the NPC Standing Committee on the progress of legislative clean-up work and on proposed decisions regarding the handling of relevant laws and resolutions.
Xi Jinping,
Li Qiang,
Wang Huning,
Cai Qi,
Ding Xuexiang,
Li Xi, and
Han Zheng attended the meeting.
March 12 The closing meeting of the session was scheduled for 12 March 2026. Deputies voted on draft resolutions approving the Government Work Report, the outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan, and reports on economic planning and budget implementation. The session also voted on the work reports of the
Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the
Supreme People's Court, and the
Supreme People's Procuratorate. On March 12, 2026,
Xi Jinping signed Presidential Decrees No. 70, No. 71, No. 72, and No. 73. Presidential Decree No. 70 promulgated the ''Ecological and Environmental Code of the People's Republic of China'' (), which had been adopted at the Fourth Session of the
14th National People's Congress on March 12, 2026, and will take effect on August 15, 2026. Presidential Decree No. 71 promulgated the ''
Law of the People's Republic of China on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress'', also adopted at the same session, which will enter into force on July 1, 2026. Presidential Decree No. 72 promulgated the ''National Development Planning Law of the People's Republic of China
(), adopted at the same session, which took effect on the date of promulgation. Presidential Decree No. 73 announced that, in accordance with the Decision of the Fourth Session of the 14th National People's Congress on Approving the Report of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on the Work of Legal Clean-up and the Handling Opinions on Relevant Laws and Decisions
, the Law of the People's Republic of China on Industrial Enterprises Owned by the Whole People'' () was abolished. == Voting results ==