Premier Li Keqiang placed the emphasis firmly on reform as he delivered the Government Work Report at the opening of the annual legislative session in Beijing on Wednesday. He promised to cut red tape, make China a magnet for foreign investment and steer "the giant ship of China's economy" on a smooth course.
"Some of these problems have arisen in the course of development, and others have occurred because we have not done our work well enough. The government must first examine itself to identify the causes of these problems and work out ways to resolve them."
Peace can only be preserved with strength, the spokeswoman for China's top legislature said on Tuesday, in one of the strongest responses to concerns over growing military power.
A visit to China this month by US first lady Michelle Obama will showcase US intimacy with China, draw the two nations closer and increase Chinese people's curiosity about the US first family, according to observers.
China's top political adviser Yu Zhengsheng pledged on Monday to further efforts to comprehensively deepen the country's reforms.
Arrests come as appeal made for a national law
Anyone who breaks the law or breaches Party discipline will be severely punished regardless of his official rank, and "this is definitely not empty talk", said the spokesman for the top political advisory body on Sunday.
Ukraine put its armed forces on the highest alert on Sunday after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared he had the right to use military force to protect Russian citizens in the country, creating the biggest confrontation between Moscow and the West since the Cold War.
An increasing number of retired senior officials are turning to philanthropic pursuits, with research showing that charitable foundations they head are finding it easier to attract donations and resources.
The number of Chinese tourists traveling to Japan may return to the level before September 2012, when territorial disputes erupted between the two neighbors, according to Chinese experts and industry players.
The upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference should be smoke-free, according to deputies and political advisers.
President Xi Jinping pledged on Thursday to strengthen China's Internet security and build the nation into a strong cyberpower.
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