Registered church leaders are attending the 2023 "Two Sessions" in Beijing.
"Two Sessions" refers to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
The first session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC opened on March 4 and lasts for seven and a half days until March 11. There are 2,172 people on the 14th CPPCC National Committee. Of those, 69 are from religious groups, which is 3.18 percent of the total. Among them are nine Christian leaders, such as Rev. Wu Wei (president of Chinese Christian Council), Rev. Zhang Keyun (vice president of CCC), Rev. Xu Yulan (chairman of Shanghai TSPM), and Rev. Xu Xiaohong (president of TSPM), said CCC&TSPM. During the conference, Rev. Xu Xiaohong and Rev. Wu Wei sit on the rostrum as members of the Presidium. The main agenda is to listen to and review the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and the report on the proposal's work. They also were present at the first meeting of the 14th NPC, listening to and discussing the government work report and other relevant reports.
The first session of the 14th NPC convened on March 5 and the conference will conclude on March 13. There are 2,977 NPC deputies, including Rev. Shan Weixiang, deputy president and general secretary of CCC, as a representative of the 14th NPC elected in Shanghai. Six reports, such as the government work report, the proposal of the "Legislation Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Amendment)," the institutional reform plan of the State Council, and the election and appointment of members of state agencies, are on the main agenda for the conference.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
全国政协十四届一次会议于2023年3月4日在北京人民大会堂开幕。
政协第十四届全国委员会共有委员2172名，其中，宗教界有69名委员，占全体委员总数的3.18%。来自全国各地的九位基督教界政协委员（按姓氏笔画排序）吴巍、吴伟庆、张克运、徐玉兰（女）、徐晓鸿、高明、靳云鹏、樊宏恩、潘兴旺出席会议。
其中，徐晓鸿、吴巍作为主席团成员在主席台就座。会议主要议程有听取和审议全国政协常委会工作报告和提案工作情况的报告；列席十四届全国人大一次会议，听取并讨论政府工作报告以及其他有关报告。政协第十四届全国委员会第一次会议会期7天半，将于3月11日下午闭幕。
十四届全国人大一次会议于2023年3月5日在北京人民大会堂开幕。十四届全国人大代表共有2977人。单渭祥作为上海市选举产生的十四届全国人大代表出席会议。会议主要议程有审议政府工作报告等6个报告，审议《中华人民共和国立法法（修正草案）》的议案，审议国务院机构改革方案，选举和决定任命国家机构组成人员。十四届全国人大一次会议会期8天半，将于3月13日上午闭幕。
基督教界全国政协委员和全国人大代表出席2023年全国两会
Registered church leaders are attending the 2023 "Two Sessions" in Beijing.
"Two Sessions" refers to the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC) and the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
The first session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC opened on March 4 and lasts for seven and a half days until March 11. There are 2,172 people on the 14th CPPCC National Committee. Of those, 69 are from religious groups, which is 3.18 percent of the total. Among them are nine Christian leaders, such as Rev. Wu Wei (president of Chinese Christian Council), Rev. Zhang Keyun (vice president of CCC), Rev. Xu Yulan (chairman of Shanghai TSPM), and Rev. Xu Xiaohong (president of TSPM), said CCC&TSPM. During the conference, Rev. Xu Xiaohong and Rev. Wu Wei sit on the rostrum as members of the Presidium. The main agenda is to listen to and review the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and the report on the proposal's work. They also were present at the first meeting of the 14th NPC, listening to and discussing the government work report and other relevant reports.
The first session of the 14th NPC convened on March 5 and the conference will conclude on March 13. There are 2,977 NPC deputies, including Rev. Shan Weixiang, deputy president and general secretary of CCC, as a representative of the 14th NPC elected in Shanghai. Six reports, such as the government work report, the proposal of the "Legislation Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft Amendment)," the institutional reform plan of the State Council, and the election and appointment of members of state agencies, are on the main agenda for the conference.
- Translated by Abigail Wu
Christian Leaders Attend China's Two Sessions
