China’s Top Legislature Axes Controversial Draft Amendment Over Litigation Against Government

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The Administrative Procedure Law regulates how citizens should go about bringing administrative powers to court, when their rights or interests have been infringed by a specific act of an administrative organ or its personnel. Photo: VCG

China’s top legislative body has terminated the review of a draft amendment to the Administrative Procedure Law, state media reported, ending revision efforts, which some said may have made it more difficult for citizens to sue the government.

The decision was announced during a chairpersons meeting of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee (NPCSC) on Monday, according to Xinhua News Agency, eight months after the draft was submitted for initial review in December 2022.