government work report
{{Short description|Annual report of the People's Republic of China government}}
File:Wen Jiabao delivers government work report.jpg delivering the government work report on behalf of the State Council at the third session of the 11th National People's Congress.]]
A government work report ({{lang-zh|s=政府工作报告|hp=Zhèngfǔ gōngzuò bàogào}}) is a type of government document in the People's Republic of China (PRC). People's governments at all levels issue this report to the presidium of the local people's congress, deputies to the people's congresses and members of the local committees of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference attending the meeting at the local people's congress held annually. At the national level, the premier delivers the government work report to the National People's Congress on behalf of the State Council.
History
In September 1954, Premier Zhou Enlai delivered the first government work report to the first session of the 1st National People's Congress. Starting from the fourth session of the 5th National People's Congress in 1981, the premier started delivering the work report on behalf of the government. In 1978, with the beginning of reform and opening up, the government work report was translated into English for the first time. Since then, the report has also been translated to French, Spanish, Arabic, Russian, German, Japanese and other languages.{{Cite web |title=如何用最短时间读懂政府工作报告？ |url=https://www.sohu.com/a/224911875_220095 |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=Sohu |language=zh}}
Description
According to the Constitution, governments at all levels must report their work to the people's congresses at the same level.
= Premier's government work report =
The premier delivers a government work report at the annual session of the NPC during the Two Sessions.{{Cite book |last=Li |first=David Daokui |author-link=David Daokui Li |title=China's World View: Demystifying China to Prevent Global Conflict |date=2024 |publisher=W. W. Norton & Company |isbn=978-0393292398 |location=New York, NY}}{{Rp|pages=61–62}} The report gives a comprehensive view of China's economic and social development in the previous year and lays out general guidelines for government policies for the current year.{{Cite news |last=Tang |first=Frank |date=4 March 2021 |title=China ‘two sessions’: what you need to know about the government’s 2021 work report and why it’s important |url=https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3123996/china-two-sessions-what-you-need-know-about-governments-2021 |access-date=20 March 2025 |work=South China Morning Post}} It is drafted under the leadership of the premier and mainly by the personnel within the State Council Research Office. Its preparation takes three stages: drafting and preparation, forming a discussion draft, soliciting opinions, revision and improvement, submission to the conference, and formal review The drafting of the government work report and soliciting opinions and making revisions generally takes two to three months before its submission to the NPC.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2023 |title=揭秘政府工作报告出炉流程 |trans-title=Uncovering the process of releasing the government work report |url=http://www.scio.gov.cn/xwfb/gwyxwbgsxwfbh/wqfbh_2284/2015n_9477/2015n03y05r/zxbd_9563/202207/t20220715_185444.html |access-date=20 March 2025 |website=State Council Information Office}} The report generally includes the review of the previous year's work, overall deployment of this year's work, and key work tasks for this year. It also includes content on diplomacy and the international situation. In a year of the change of government every five years, the report also adds a section about the "Review of Work in the Past Five Years" section to summarize the overall work of the current government over the past five years. The NPC votes whether to approve the government work report.