Which plenary session of the National Congress of the Communist Party of China will be held in 2021?

The Fourth Session of the 13th National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China will be held in 2021.

The 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China refers to the 10th National Congress (conference) of the Communist Party of China, generally referred to as the 10th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. It is held in Beijing every five years to elect new members. The number of times the Central Committee is held is called several congresses, such as the 15th National Congress, the 16th National Congress, the 18th National Congress, etc.

The Plenary Sessions of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China refer to plenary meetings held from time to time by the new Central Committee of the Party elected by the Party Congress. They are called Central Committee meetings. For example, the Third Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is The third plenary session of the Central Committee of the 18th Party National Congress was elected.

Historical evolution

Beginning in 1959, the National People’s Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference began to be held simultaneously, and members of the latter would also attend the meetings of the former. From then on, The concept of "two sessions" came into being, and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opened one to two days earlier than the National People's Congress.

During the "Cultural Revolution", the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was suspended, and the National People's Congress resumed one session (fourth session) in 1975. Therefore, since 1978, the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference have been completely synchronized again.

The practice of holding the National Two Sessions in March began in 1985. Previously, meeting times varied from the beginning of the year, to the middle of the year, to the end of the year.

Take the fifth National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference as an example. The first meeting is in February, the second meeting is in June, the third meeting is in August, and the fourth and fifth meetings are scheduled in November.

Since 1995, the CPPCC National Committee has opened on March 3 and the National People’s Congress on March 5 every year. The rules of procedure of the National People's Congress are written as "the first quarter."

The reason why March was chosen, Cai Dingjian, director of the Constitutional Research Center of China University of Political Science and Law, explained that one of the reasons is that there are two holidays, New Year's Day and Spring Festival, and the Spring Festival is usually either January or February.

The duration of the sessions has also been relatively fixed since 1995. Except for a session involving the general election, which is generally two weeks (14-15 days), the time of the "Two Sessions" over the years has generally been controlled at 10-12 days. about.

Reference for the above content: Baidu Encyclopedia - Two Sessions