The following is the full text of the Report on the Work of the Standing Committee of the National Poeple's Congress (NPC), which was delivered by Chairman Wu Bangguo of the NPC Standing Committee on March 8 for review by the First Session of the 11th NPC:
REPORT ON THE WORK OF THE STANDING COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL PEOPLE'S CONGRESS
Delivered at the First Session of the Eleventh National People's Congress on March 8, 2008
Wu Bangguo
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress
Fellow Deputies,
I have been entrusted by the Standing Committee of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) to present this report to deputies on its main work over the past five years and on arrangements for its future work for your deliberation and approval.
Over the last five years we made great progress in reform and opening up and in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects. During these years we also made great progress in improving socialist democracy, the socialist legal system and the system of people's congresses. The Standing Committee of the Tenth NPC diligently followed the guiding principles laid out at the Sixteenth and Seventeenth National Congresses of the Communist Party of China (CPC), took Deng Xiaoping Theory and the important thought of Three Represents as its guide, thoroughly applied the Scientific Outlook on Development and organically integrated the leadership of the Party, the position of the people as masters of the country, and the rule of law. Focusing on the work of the Party and the state, the Standing Committee carried out its responsibilities in accordance with the law. Building on the achievements of the previous terms of the NPC, the Standing Committee kept up with the times, opened up new horizons in the work of the NPC, and made important contributions to upholding and improving the system of people's congresses, developing socialist democratic politics, continuing to carry out reform and opening up, and promoting scientific development and social harmony.