The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, is set to conclude its annual session Monday, an official statement said Sunday.
As an economics reporter covering the two sessions, I have got used to the scenario of journalists bustling around and chasing ministers, economists and businesspeople for a brief interview. Such "chases" happen so often that I had developed the illusion that the top legislative and political advisory sessions were solely about economic issues.
Zhu Yongxin, a national political adviser, rose at 4:40 am on March 6, more than an hour ahead of the first journalist who knocked on his hotel door for an interview at 6 am.
National lawmakers and political advisers have engaged in heated discussions during the ongoing two sessions over draft general provisions of civil law - new statutory language that would lay a foundation for the protection of civil rights in China.
Wang Pei'an, vice-minister in charge of the National Health and Family Planning Commission
Few members could be more integral to a National People's Congress delegation than Rena Muallip is to the deputies she serves from the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region.
China can be satisfied with its current economic growth rate and will continue to contribute a large amount to global GDP, according to a senior US researcher.
Editor's note: During the two sessions, China Daily has collected questions foreign netizens care most about and solicited answers from experts, CPPCC National Committee members and NPC deputies.
China has shifted the focus of its financial policy toward controlling risks, underscoring the desire of the nation's policymakers to contain systemic risks and ensure financing for real economic activities, such as providing goods and services.
