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THE NPC EMBODIMENT

During the Fifth Session of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC), Yang Rong, a deputy from Taiyuan, Shanxi Province, together with other lawmakers, had 10 items on the agenda, including the deliberation of several documents such as the government work report, over the course of six and a half days since March 5. Drafting suggestions and submitting motions was another important task throughout their five-year term, which will conclude in 2023. More than 2,700 of 2,951 13th NPC deputies attended this year’s full session in Beijing.

Community police officer Yang’s suggestions this year concerned advancing law-based primary-level governance

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