As for relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan, Li said he would pursue peaceful cross-strait relations, but would not tolerate any attempt to separate Taiwan from China.
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China unveiled a series of new appointments to the state’s top leadership.
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China’s poverty rate is around three to four percent, but in a nation of 1.4 billion, that three to four percent is a whole lot of people.
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Over two dozen ministries and bureaus with overlapping functions are merged, retooled, revamped…or gone.
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According to the bill, new supervisory commissions will be established at the national, provincial, city and county levels. They will be designed to independently exercise supervisory power, and not be subject to outside interference.
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The order has gone out for greater military-civilian integration through dual-use technologies, which are common in many Western armies.
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The top law-making body approved key measures, including enshrining state and party leader Xi Jinping’s political philosophies in the Constitution, and lifting term limits on the president and vice president.
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American allies and neighbors will be the hit the hardest, with Canada, the Republic of Korea and Mexico among the biggest exporters. China comes in on the same list as the 11th largest.
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China’s debts have surged in recent years. Ten years after the debt-driven global financial crisis, how seriously are its liabilities?
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The NDRC admitted, however, that Gray Rhino risks persist, including huge debt piles among local governments and corporations.
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China stepped up efforts curb financial risk, cutting its budget deficit target for the first time since 2012, and setting a growth target similar to last year’s, but with an important difference.
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For decades, Daqing has been China’s largest oilfield. But that black gold is starting to run out, forcing the region to diversify as it looks to the future.
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According to Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, China now accounts for 15 percent of the world’s economy, and the military has been reduced by 300,000 troops.
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“Power tends to corrupt,” as the old saying goes, which is why Beijing set up a new institution to deal with it.
National Supervision Commission is its official name.
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An increasing number of Western scholars are now studying the so-called ‘China Model’ – the system that helped the country grow to become the world’s second-largest economy. Seth Kaplan explains what this model actually consists of.
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How are NPC deputies elected? According to China’s Constitution, NPC deputies are members of the highest organ of state power in China. They are elected in accordance with law. Every five years, China elects a new group of NPC deputies.
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CGTN reporter Han Bin explores key questions regarding China’s influence and impact around the world after the conclusion of China’s annual session of the country’s top legislature.
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China plans to invest a total of $2.2 trillion in transport during its 13th Five-Year Plan period from 2016 to 2020. #NPC #CPPCC #TwoSessions
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Members of China’s top legislative and advisory body, are meeting in Beijing to review the government’s work in 2016 and policy outlines for 2017. China’s Belt and Road initiative is a hot topic during this year’s two sessions.
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China’s work report is a comprehensive summary of the past year, and guidance and goals for the future. The country plans to reduce overcapacity to improve overall performance, but it will mean some job cuts.
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China announced it will increase military spending by the smallest amount in years. The National People’s Congress spokeswoman made the statement on the eve of the opening session of the top legislative body.
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More than 300,000 Chinese students are studying in the U.S. We spoke to some of them about what issues they hope to see addressed in the Two Sessions.
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What are China’s NPC & CPPCC? This video explains.
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China’s property prices saw the fastest growth in almost two years in February. Average new home prices rose nearly 4 percent on a yearly basis, as first-tier cities like Shenzhen and Beijing led the gains. But more importantly, these price increases extended to smaller cities.
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China’s National People’s Congress ended its annual session with the adoption of a new five-year economic plan, aiming for at least 6.5 percent annual growth through 2020.
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Their presidencies are 30 years apart, but Xi Jinping and Ronald Reagan have more in common than you may think. They’re linked by an economic concept that China is using to help keep its economy on track: supply-side economics.
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As the political season wrapped up, Premier Li Keqiang expressed confidence in China’s economy.
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The earlier phase of urbanization in China was often seen as an excessive conversion of rural land into urban areas.
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Home life in China got an overhaul with the implementation of the country’s new domestic violence law and the baby boom of the two-child policy.
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With the growth in urbanization, more and more migrant workers are now living and working in China’s cities than ever before.
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An important news conference for the two sessions was held in Beijing. It’s the final ministerial level press conference featuring the Chinese housing minister.
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China’s property market will continue to experience a steady and healthy development, said Chen Zhenggao, Minister of Housing and Urban-Rural Development in a press conference held on Tuesday during the annual two sessions of China’s government.
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These days it’s easy to see China as an emerging great power, starting to throw its weight around: militarizing islands, breaking international laws. To what extent are these perceptions true? Let’s take a look.
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The Chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, Yu Zhengsheng, on Monday addressed members of China’s top political advisory body, vowing to continue efforts to build a moderately prosperous society.
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Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People’s Court, and Cao Jianming, Procurator-General of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate, have respectively delivered their work reports to the National People’s Congress deputies.
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There are lots of pessimists out there about the Chinese economy these days. Will China experience a lost decade of zero growth like Japan did in the 90s? Or is China headed for a hard-landing altogether?
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China’s foreign exchange market has shown signs of going back to a normal and rational state, said Chinese central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan on Saturday.
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It’s an annual event. Each year while the National People’s Congress is in session, China’s foreign minister sits down with the media for a wide-ranging discussion of the country’s foreign policy.
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During last year’s Political Season, President Xi said protecting the environment was like caring for “one’s own eyes and life”. A year later, air quality remains Beijing’s top priority. Among innovations, a clean-energy vehicle scheme is under way.
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China’s environmental protection minister Chen Jining said Friday that the country is promoting the clean use of coal to curb air pollution.
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Innovation is a focus of this year’s political meetings in Beijing. CCTV interviewed several National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference delegates, who are also leading entrepreneurs, to explore their visions of the future. CCTV’s Ming Tian reports.
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Chinese political advisers are also focusing on education reform – calling for more attention for the countryside. Some rural areas are still in urgent need of teachers.
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China’s annual political season is underway. The country’s legislative process is different from western countries. Here is an explanation of how laws are passed during the National People’s Congress.
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The annual meetings for The National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is covering more ground in its sixth day. Philanthropy is in focus, as a draft of China’s first bill regulating charities was submitted to the national legislature.
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Two top Communist Party officials from the Xinjiang Region said security there has improved in the past year and passport restrictions have been lifted.
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China’s top legislator Zhang Dejiang on Wednesday lauded progress made in legislation related to people’s livelihood in the past year, saying that the National People’s Congress (NPC) Standing Committee had accomplished all the tasks that had been set for 2015.
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China’s two-child policy came into effect this year. But for many Chinese women, raising more than one child will require more effort in caring for their families, which in turn, may add more difficulties to their career development.
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China’s foreign minister took a hard line Tuesday on the country’s claims to virtually all the South China Sea, saying it won’t permit other nations to infringe on what it considers its sovereign rights in the strategically vital area.
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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has endorsed China’s aim to lift many more people out of poverty in 2016.
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