The first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) held a plenary meeting Tuesday to hear work reports of the Standing Committee of the 13th NPC, the Supreme People's Court (SPC) and the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP), as well as an explanation on a reform plan of the State Council institutions.
The people's congress system has been brought into full play in the past five years and displayed tremendous vitality and strengths in practice, according to a report submitted to the National People's Congress (NPC) on Tuesday.
Suzhou in East China's Jiangsu province has taken measures to create a law-based business environment that is world-class and up to international standards by facilitating the high-quality development of the city's modern legal service industry, and actively serving the high-quality development of industrial innovation clusters and emerging service industries.
President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, on Monday urged proper guidance for the healthy and high-quality development of the private sector.
Thousands of national legislators and political advisors are in Beijing for annual sessions that will set key development agenda of China for the year and beyond. Achieving self-reliance and self-improvement in science and technology has been a heatedly discussed topic as the country aims for high-quality development driven by innovation.
"At no time should we take hasty and reckless actions, drain the pond to catch the fish, or focus only on GDP growth," President Xi Jinping said, speaking of the importance of ecological conservation on Sunday.
"Governing a big country is as delicate as frying a small fish." This is an adage President Xi Jinping cited back in 2013 when asked about governing a country like China.
Can China succeed in pulling off its feat of modernization? The ongoing "two sessions" have shed some light on the answer.
Once a researcher with China's top academy of sciences, Wei Qiao is now known as a tech-savvy "new farmer" in her hometown in eastern province of Jiangsu, making contributions to rural revitalization with advanced ideas and modern entrepreneurial skills.
Senior Chinese leaders Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Monday attended group discussions with national political advisors at the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
While a recession risk still hangs over the global economy, the ongoing "two sessions" in China reassured investors and businesses that the world's second-largest economy is bouncing back from COVID-19 shocks and will continue to serve as a strong growth driver for the globe.
The "two sessions" refers to the annual sessions of China's National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. They are known as the country's top legislature and national political advisory body, respectively.
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