Zheng Zhaje: The Spring Festival holiday will be extended to 9 days in 2026 and the need for make-up holidays will be reduced, responding to social expectations.

Director Zheng Zhaijie of the National Development and Reform Commission made a report at the 19th meeting of the 14th Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on December 22, mentioning that handling representative suggestions is an important opportunity to unite various forces and promote problem solving. Together with relevant departments and local governments, active support is provided to address specific demands such as policies, funds, projects, etc., to promote the realization of people's expectations. For example, many representatives suggested extending the Spring Festival holiday, and our commission carefully analyzed and actively promoted the optimization of holiday arrangements. In 2026, the Spring Festival holiday was extended to 9 days and reduced the need for days off, responding to societal expectations and enhancing the people's sense of happiness during the holidays. Big data monitoring shows that positive and neutral emotions account for 92.9%. In response to the prominent problems in the bidding and procurement fields reflected by representatives, our commission, together with relevant parties, exposed a number of typical cases and carried out in-depth rectification of problems in the bidding and procurement fields.