4th session of the NPC finishes in Beijing

During the closed meeting of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), the results of the voting approved the report of the Government, the main provisions of the 13th five-year plan for national economic and social development (2016-2020), a resolution approving the report of the on the implementation of the plan of socio-economic development for 2015 and the draft plan of socio-economic development for 2016, the report on the implementation of the central and local budgets for 2015 and the draft central and local budgets for 2016, the report of the NPC Standing Committee, the reports of the Supreme People's Court and Supreme People's Prosecutor Office of China, and the law on charity.

Formal Reports

On Wednesday, at the final meeting of the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress, a vote adopted a resolution approving the report on the implementation of the central and local budgets for 2015 and the draft central and local budgets for 2016.

Similar decisions were made regarding the remaining items on the meeting's agenda.

The only exception was the innovation: at the closed meeting, deputies passed the Law on Charity after the third reading, indicating a change in approach to business relationships and humanitarian issues. It is not known whether foreign agents can take advantage of this law to exercise their influence in China.

Economic development plan

Chinese lawmakers also approved a plan of socio-economic development for 2016-2020. The average annual growth rate of the national economy in the five-year plan is provided at a level above 6.5%; the growth of the Chinese economy in 2016 should amount to 6.5 - 7%.

In the past, the authorities set a goal of "about 7 percent" growth of the national economy. As a result, China's economy grew by 6.9 percent, which was the lowest figure in the last 25 years.

Bureaucracy and Chinese nationalism

On the day before the 4th session of the 12th National People's Congress, Xi Jinping, during a discussion on the government's report, noted the necessity of personnel reforms in the Communist Party of China and the strengthening of its leadership.

The Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wang Qishan, in a discussion with NPC deputies from Hebei Province, said that the strengthening of the leadership of the CPC is key to achieving the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

These statements show the intention of the Chinese leadership to continue active internal and external policies, which correspond to the long-term strategic interests of China.

It is significant that many of the administrative solutions in China resemble the techniques of the USSR. The approach of a one-party system, a five-year plan, and the issues of political leadership and discipline have allowed China to be influential at the global level and take a leading position in many areas.

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