The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 5, 2023.[Photo/Xinhua]

Achievements over past 5 years

- China secured victory against poverty

- China ensured food security, boosted rural revitalization

- China improved and upgraded industrial structure

- China expanded domestic demand, promoted coordinated regional development

- China steadily improved people's wellbeing

- China strengthened environmental protection, pursued green and low-carbon development

- Law-based govt advanced, social governance innovated

- China improved ethnic, religious work

- China's major-country diplomacy progressed
- China expanded int'l economic, trade cooperation to deliver mutually beneficial outcomes
- China made fresh progress in work related to its Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan
- China developed new ways of macro regulation to support economy