Nearly 3,000 deputies will be elected by January 2013 with more seats given to workers and farmers.
China will elect deputies to its top legislature next year based on the same population ratio.
China's legislature has underlined the principle of "respecting and safeguarding human rights" by explicitly writing it into a draft amendment to the nation's Criminal Procedure Law. Lawmakers election on equal rural, urban ratio 
Workers, farmers to have more NPC seats
The draft amendment to China's Criminal Procedure Law was submitted for discussion to a plenary meeting.
Amid growing security challenges in the Asia-Pacific region, forging a better relationship with neighboring countries has become the top priority.
Officials from Tibetan-inhabited areas around China have condemned self-immolation as "inhuman" and have urged people to treasure life.
The government will not allow terrorists to wave knives against women, children and innocent people in Xinjiang.
More women should be elected as national legislators at the next National People's Congress elections in 2013, female deputies urged.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and other senior leaders on Wednesday joined lawmakers in panel discussions of the government work report delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao.
Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said Wednesday that most people working for Chinese projects in Syria have already evacuated from the violence-torn country.
China hopes to see open and transparent operation of a newly-established US federal agency.
Minister of Commerce Chen Deming said Wednesday Chinese companies cannot return to Libya under the present security situation.
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