Service sector key to future growth

In his Government Work Report on Thursday, Premier Li Keqiang stressed the importance of supporting the service industry with preferential policies. In fact, the government should set up a more ambitious goal of the service industry in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).

Chinese economy: high time for innovation as an engine

In Premier Li Keqiang's Government Work Report on Thursday, "innovation" was shown as being of great significance for the Chinese economy in its new normal.

Legislature responds to people's concerns

The annual session of the National People's Congress, the top legislature, will open on Thursday. As ever, many are expecting that the brainstorming among NPC deputies will bring substantial changes to specific government policies, which will be to the benefit of the general public.

Sessions signal more reforms

World attention is again on the current sessions of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, with much speculation about what reforms will be set in motion by the annual meetings, says a People's Daily article.

Media's focus should not just rest on celebrities at the CPPCC meeting

"WHY DO WE HAVE SO MANY ENTERTAINMENT STARS in the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee? Can they perform the role well?" This question has become popular online. Media reports about them have distracted attention from the serious discussions taking place about policies. Comments:

Dismissed political advisors show anti-graft heat

IN HIS WORK REPORT, YU ZHENGSHENG, chairman of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, mentioned that 14 committee members have been dismissed for corruption, and the CPPCC needs to strengthen supervision in order to fight corruption. This is the first time for over 20 years that anti-graft appeared in the CPPCC National Committee chairman's work report. Comments:

New money not best solution to end corruption

CHINA SHOULD ISSUE a new version of its currency to deter those corrupt officials who have stashed huge amounts of cash, said the Jiusan Society, a non-Communist political party of China, in its latest proposal to the third session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing. Comments:

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The broad governance blueprint of Xi Jinping

The "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout mapped out by China's top leader Xi Jinping, a comprehensive elaboration of the overall framework for China's future administration and development, will guide the modernizing of the nation's governance system and capability.

Military budget hoo-ha tempest in a teacup

China will raise its defense budget by around 10 percent this year, compared with last year's 12.2 percent, according to spokeswoman Fu Ying at the press conference for the annual session of the country's top legislature on Wednesday. The exact figure will be published in a budget report on Thursday, but the military budget is calculated to be about 889 billion yuan ($142 billion).

Two-child policy fundamental to population security

While 39 scholars jointly called for a comprehensive two-child policy, the family planning authorities' think tank has ruled out any policy loosening this year. However, it is high time China reflected on the outcomes from its family planning policy in the past decades and accelerated its reform.