China's top political advisory body unveils agenda of annual session

The main agenda proposed for the upcoming fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, was unveiled on Sunday.

The fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC will open on March 4 in Beijing, according to a decision made at a meeting of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee on Sunday.

The proposed agenda for the session includes hearing and deliberating on a work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and a report on how the proposals from political advisors have been handled since the previous session of the CPPCC National Committee.

Members of the CPPCC National Committee will sit in on the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress to hear and discuss documents including the government work report.

They will also discuss a draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development, according to the proposed agenda.

The upcoming CPPCC National Committee session is part of China's "two sessions" for 2026, along with the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature.

The "two sessions," which gather national lawmakers and political advisors from across China every year to discuss state affairs, are a major event in the country's political calendar and an important window for the rest of the world to observe and understand China's policy direction.