Red books are seen on the desks as a delegate reads a magazine about the meetings before the closing session of the rubber-stamp National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2026. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
With minimal debate, the fourth session of the 14th National People’s Congress, China’s rubber-stamp legislature, passed three draft laws before the session’s closing on March 12. These included a draft environmental code, a draft bill on promoting ethnic unity and progress, and another on national development planning.
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Stu Cvrk retired as a captain after serving 30 years in the U.S. Navy in a variety of active and reserve capacities, with considerable operational experience in the Middle East and the Western Pacific. Through education and experience as an oceanographer and systems analyst, Cvrk is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, where he received a classical liberal education that serves as the key foundation for his political commentary.
