This photo shows the Great Hall of the People in the Chinese capital, Beijing, on March 10, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The Standing Committee of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, concluded its seventh session on Friday in the capital, Beijing.

At the closing meeting, lawmakers adopted a decision to appoint Dong Jun as defense minister, to remove Tang Dengjie from the post of minister of civil affairs and appoint Lu Zhiyuan to the position, and remove Hu Heping from the post of minister of culture and tourism and appoint Sun Yeli to the position.

They also voted to adopt a revised Company Law, a food security law, Amendment XII to the Criminal Law, and a decision to amend the Charity Law.

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President Xi Jinping signed five presidential orders to promulgate the laws and the decisions.

Zhao Leji, chairman of the NPC Standing Committee, presided over the closing meeting.