China's newly revised Foreign Trade Law officially came into effect on March 1, 2026. The legislation aims to strengthen legal safeguards as China accelerates its transformation into a trader of quality. The revision reflects China's specific conditions while aligning with international rules and practices.
A refined integration of environmental laws and regulations, the new code is designed to advance carbon reduction, pollution control, green expansion and economic growth in a coordinated way, ensuring that development and conservation are no longer in competition, but in harmony.
Zhao Leji, chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, meets with a high-level delegation of the Austria-China Friendship Association, led by Austrian Federal Council President Markus Stotter, in Beijing, capital of China, March 31, 2026.
Exchanges between legislative bodies are an important part of China-EU relations, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said on Tuesday.
China's top legislator Zhao Leji met separately on Thursday with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Sri Lankan Parliament Speaker Jagath Wickramaratne, who were in Boao, South China's Hainan province, to attend the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2026.
Xiao Jie, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, met with Oláh Lajos, deputy speaker of the Hungarian National Assembly, in Beijing on March 26.
Wang Dongming, vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of China's National People's Congress, met with Michel Regis Onanga Mondjo Ndiaye, president of the National Assembly of Gabon, in Beijing on March 25.