Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, presides over the 71st meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the 14th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Aug. 18, 2026. (Photo: Xinhua)

BEIJING, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature will deliberate on a draft law against cross-border corruption, according to a meeting of the Council of Chairpersons of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee on Tuesday.

The meeting, presided over by Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee Zhao Leji, decided to convene the 24th session of the 14th NPC Standing Committee from Aug. 25 to 28, where lawmakers are expected to review the draft law submitted for deliberation by the National Commission of Supervision.

In September 2023, the law on combating cross-border corruption was listed as a first-category legislative project in the legislative plan of the 14th NPC Standing Committee, which means it is slated for deliberation during the current NPC term.

According to an annual work report of the NPC Standing Committee released this March, a law on combating cross-border corruption will be formulated to advance national anti-corruption legislation. The formulation of the law was later listed as a priority for 2026 in the annual legislative agenda of the NPC Standing Committee unveiled in May.

China has been deepening its efforts in international anti-corruption cooperation, with 963 corrupt fugitives repatriated to the country in 2025, according to a work report from the country's top anti-graft body.

At the late-August session, lawmakers will also deliberate on draft laws on healthcare security and on farmland protection and quality improvement, as well as draft revisions to the Agriculture Law, the National Defense Mobilization Law, the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, the Law on the Regulation of and Supervision over the Banking Industry, and the Water Law.

Moreover, they will deliberate on a draft amendment to the lawyers law, and review proposals submitted for deliberation by the State Council on a draft revision to the road traffic safety law and on the approval of an extradition treaty between China and Hungary.