2017 National People's Congress

The 2017 National People's Congress, or the Fifth Plenary Session of the 12th National People's Congress, was held in March 2017 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. It was the last plenary session of the 12th NPC held before elections the next year for the 13th National People's Congress.

  • 2017 National People's Congress
  • 第十二届全国人民代表大会第五次会议
  • Dì-shíèr Jiè Quánguó Rénmín Dàibiǎo Dàhuì Dì-wǔcì Huìyì
  • 5th Plenary Session of the
  • 12th National People's Congress

  • 5 March – 15 March

President Premier Congress Chairman
Xi Jinping Li Keqiang Zhang Dejiang
since
14 March 2013
since
15 March 2013
since
14 March 2013

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The session

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At the NPC, Premier Li Keqiang announced an economic growth target of 6.5 percent for next year, the lowest growth target in two decades.[1] Some observers argued that the target was too high yet due to China's growing debt problem, industrial overcapacity and economic maturing.[2]

Voting results

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Resolutions

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Topic For Against Abstain Rate
Premier Li Keqiang's Government Work Report 2,812 14 8 99.22%
General Principles of the Civil Law 2,782 30 21 98.20%
Report on the Implementation of the 2016 National Economic and Social Development Plan and the 2017 Draft Plan 2,721 89 26 95.94%
Report on the Execution of the Central and Local Budgets for 2016 and on the Draft Central and Local Budgets for 2017 2,555 208 71 90.16%
Drafts of electing delegates for the next term All 2,787 36 13 98.27%
Hong Kong 2,813 13 9 99.22%
Macau 2,811 10 1 99.29%
Chairman Zhang Dejiang's NPCSC Work Report 2,793 24 17 98.55%
Chief Justice Zhou Qiang's Supreme People's Court Work Report 2,606 180 45 91.92%
Procurator-General Cao Jianming's Supreme People's Procuratorate Work Report 2,606 180 46 92.02%
Resignation of Xu Xianming from the NPCSC 2,749 27 47 97.38%

References

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  1. ^ "Analysis | China just held its National People's Congress. Here are three key points". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. ^ "Making Sense of China's 2017 Economic Growth Target". 10 March 2017.