China is set to promote traditional Chinese medicine's culture and skills in primary and middle schools to help boost and preserve the ancient medical science, the country's top TCM chief said.
Melanie Hart, senior fellow and director of China policy at the Center for American Progress think tank, has spent much of the past year studying how to sustain and broaden China-US collaboration on climate change.
National political advisors attend a group meeting to deliberate the work report of the Standing Committee of the National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference and a report on how the Standing Committee handled proposals from political advisors since the previous session, on March 4, 2017, in Beijing.
Fu Ying, spokesperson for the National People's Congress (NPC) annual session, addresses media concerns during a news conference in Beijing.
China is stepping up legislation on prevention of water and soil pollution as "water and soil pollution in some areas in China is very serious".
China will increase its defense budget by about seven percent in 2017's fiscal year, and the overall military spending will account for about 1.3 percent in GDP, said Fu Ying, spokeswoman for the coming annual meeting of national legislators.
More top officials will appear on the ministers' "pathway" to respond to social concerns during the two sessions of China's top legislature and political advisory body this year.
People looking to Government Work Report for indications that incomes and the environment top the agenda.
China's political advisers were told to strengthen democratic oversight and conduct thorough research at the grassroots level, a top official said on Friday.
