The annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee will open this week to chart the course for a key year in the country's new journey toward national rejuvenation.
China will strive to make its COVID-19 containment measures more scientific and targeted to minimize the impact on people's lives and achieve most outcomes at minimal cost, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference said on Friday.
Discussions expected to focus on strategies to ensure sustainable growth.
Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, expressed confidence on Thursday that Hong Kong will win its battle against its worst-ever wave of COVID-19 with the central government's strong leadership, support from the whole nation and concerted efforts of the Hong Kong community.
Setting the GDP growth target at around 5.5 percent this year is crucial for China's policymakers to better anchor market expectations as the Chinese economy faces downward pressure, said Xu Gao, chief economist at Bank of China International.
With the two sessions beginning this week, China's achievements will be on show and foreign experts are pointing to the country's democracy as giving it an edge over the West.
Lawmakers and advisers will push for heavier punishment for human trafficking crimes next month at the two sessions-the annual meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
Several members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have put forward proposals on the building and improvement of a tracing system to ensure the quality and safety of agricultural products every year, which has promoted the standardization of tracing management of agricultural products.
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