Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, Zhang Dejiang, delivered a work report to the First Session of the 13th NPC. He reviewed the major achievements made by the 12th NPC and its standing committee over the past five years. Zhang highlighted national security legislation as one of the major legislative achievements during that time. He also said that 2018 is the first year for putting all of the guiding principles from the Party's 19th National Congress into action, and that the 13th NPC and its standing committee should continue to strengthen its legislative and oversight work.