Number of female deputies in China’s top legislature reached a record level

Beijing. February 28. Silkroadnews - The number of female deputies in the highest legislative body of China reached a record level, the newspaper “People’s Daily” reports.
“The ratio of female deputies in China’s new top legislature reached a record high of 24.9%. 742 of the newly elected 2,980 deputies for the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) are women, 43 more from the 12th NPC,” the publication reads.
In comparison with the 12th NPC, 23 out of 35 electoral units raised the number of female deputies. The biggest increase, 13.73%, is seen in Liaoning Province, followed by Taiwan, Fujian and Tibet.
Shen Jilan, a female deputy from Shanxi Province in northern China, born in 1929, is the only member of the NPC, who has been elected by all 13 consecutive convocations.