The first session of the 14th National People's Congress () was held in March 2023 at the

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, China. The session opened on 5 March and concluded on 13 March. Major state positions of China were

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in this session.

Preparation

On 30 December 2022, the

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of the

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announced that the 14th NPC would open its first session on 5 March. On 4 March 2023, the

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of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC held its 136th meeting. The meeting submitted the draft list of the

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and secretary-general of the upcoming NPC session, along with its the draft agenda. The same day, the preparatory meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC was held, presided by NPC Standing Committee chairman

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. The meeting elected the presidium and secretary-general, and adopted the submitted agenda. Zhao Leji was elected as the chairman of the presidium.

The session

The first session opened on 5 March, presided by Presidium Chairman Zhao Leji. Premier

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gave a work report during the meeting. Delegates voted to appoint the chairperson, vice chairpersons and members of two special committees; the

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and the

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. On 7 March, the second plenary meeting of the first session was held. During the meeting, NPCSC chairman Li Zhanshu,

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president

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, and Procurator-General of the

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gave work reports. State Councilor

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gave an explanatory speech about reforming State Council institutions. On 10 March, the third plenary meeting was held. During the meeting, the NPC voted to elect the president and vice president of the PRC, chairman of the PRC

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, chairman of the NPCSC as well as other state leaders. During this meeting, Xi was unanimously elected for an unprecedented third term as president. The NPC also voted on the plan to reform State Council institutions. On 11 March, the fourth plenary meeting was held. The premier, vice chairpersons of the CMC, director of the

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, president of the Supreme People's Court, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate as well as members of the NPCSC. The fifth plenary meeting, held on 12 March, elected the new State Council, including vice premiers, state councilors, secretary-general and ministers. On 13 March, the closing meeting of the first session was held; President

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delivered a speech.

Voting results

State positions

Resolutions

Economic targets and budget

The following economic targets were set by the government work report submitted to the NPC: The NPC session also adopted the following central government budget:

Government budget

In trillions of

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Central public budget expenditure

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National general public budget expenditure

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