The Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, or NPC kicked off its bimonthly session on Wednesday. The main task of the session is to prepare for the annual congress session next month.
Key tasks at the meeting will include discussing an agenda for the fourth annual session of the 12th NPC, and a work report of the NPC Standing Committee, to be submitted for review during the session. Legislators will also deliberate a draft law on resource exploration in deep seafloor areas, as well as a state Council report on the enforcement of the Vocational Education Law.
In addition, attendees will review the qualifications of a number of NPC deputies, as well as appointments and dismissals, during the late February meeting. The Fourth Session of the 12th NPC will begin in Beijing on March the 5th.
