1. It targets the “discriminatory restrictive measures” imposed by foreign countries on PRC persons (= individuals + entities) that violate int'l law or basic principles of int'l relations & interfere in PRC domestic affairs
3. State Council agencies may also take countermeasures against persons related to listed persons, such as the close family members of listed foreign individuals or the senior management of listed foreign entities.
4. Countermeasures may include denial/revocation of visa, denial of entry, deportation, freezing of assets, and prohibition or restriction on transactions with listed persons, among others.
5. State Council agencies' listing decisions and use of countermeasures aren't subject to administrative reconsideration or judicial review.
6. Those implementing, or assisting in the implemention of, foreign discriminatory restrictive measures, thereby harming Chinese persons' lawful rights and interests, are subject to civil suit in Chinese courts.
7. The Law delegates broad rulemaking power to State Council and its agencies provide for additional countermeasures against acts that harm PRC sovereignty, security, and developmental interests.
8/8. The Law applies by reference to other acts by foreign countries or entities that harm PRC sovereignty, security, and developmental interests, for which it is necessary to take countermeasures. npcobserver.com/legislation/an…
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🧵PSA on China's announcement of stimulus measures on Friday.
In our experience, only 2 things are certain:
1️⃣ State media will publicize details of the stimulus package before the day ends. But the specific timing is unclear.
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For reference, Xinhua publicized details of last October's special treasury bonds shortly before 8 pm local time, and posted the full text of the NPC Standing Committee's resolution ~30 min later (though the resolution itself typically lacks details).
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The NPC's official website may post the adopted resolution a bit earlier, but again we don't expect this doc to include any detail. Its accompanying explanation 说明 *will* disclose the specifics, but it's typically posted later (sometimes days later).
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So there have been reports of China "proposing" new legislation to "protect" / "surveil" overseas Chinese, first from Chinese state media and then from others.
Who exactly did what? A quick thread:
The "proposal" came in a recent report the State Council submitted to the NPC Standing Committee on "work relating to overseas Chinese affairs in the New Era" 侨务工作. Here's the relevant passage: npc.gov.cn/npc/c30834/202…
Basically, the State Council recommends the formulation of a Law on Protecting the Rights and Interests of Overseas Chinese (OC). Specifically, it recommends that such a project be listed in the 14th NPCSC's 5-year legislative plan & vows to assist.
THREAD: How long does it take #China's National People's Congress to pass a law? How many times will the NPC review [insert bill of your choice]? And when to expect the bill's next reading?
If you've ever wondered about these questions, we have some answers for your in this 🧵:
We collected & analyzed these legislative data on each of the 110 bills passed by the 13th National People's Congress (2018–2023): the # times a bill was reviewed, the overall length of legislative review, and the time between consecutive reviews.
We also collected the same data on the 72 bills passed by the 12th National People's Congress (2013–2018) under a different NPCSC Chairman. The data show that the NPC's practice has stayed consistent over the past decade & may well continue this way.
For those looking for some weekend reading, here are the full, text-searchable Chinese (72-page) and English (63-page) versions of Xi Jinping's 20th Party Congress report:
China's National People's Congress (NPC) is considering a draft plan for allocating the seats in the next (14th) NPC. The draft is available here courtesy of @ZichenWanghere:
Here is a short thread 🧵 looking at the key provisions:
1. The total # of seats is capped (by statute) at 3000.
2a. Like the 12th and 13th NPCs, 2000 seats will be allocated to the 31 mainland provinces solely based on their populations. But because China's population has grown by >72 mil in the past decade . . .
2b. . . . a delegate to next NPC will represent 700K people, compared to 1 delegate per 670K people for the past two NPCs.
3. The sizes of the Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan delegations will remain the same: 36, 12, 13, respectively.
China's proposed Family Education Promotion Law got a lot of media coverage in the past few days. The reports all focus on a draft provision that supposedly would "punish" parents for their kids' "bad behavior." Just exactly what type of penalties & behavior? Here's a short 🧵:
First, some legislative history. The bill has been reviewed twice by the NPC Standing Committee in Jan and Aug. A draft was released for public comments after each review. The NPCSC is reviewing the bill again this week and is expected to pass it Saturday. npcobserver.com/legislation/fa…
In this thread, we rely on the second draft of the bill released in August. The NPC Standing Committee is discussing a newer draft, but we haven't seen reports that the provision we are about to discuss has been further amended, although additional changes are possible.