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.

Absurd blame for China's anti-terror bid

The fight against the Islamic State group, which is wreaking havoc in the Middle East, definitely needs joint efforts and wide collaboration from the international community. Yet, an ill trend has raised its ugly head recently among Western media which intends to sow the seed of double standards and throw mud at China's counterterrorism efforts.

Sessions to strengthen supervision of SOEs

The more corrupt elements uncovered, the more people expect of the contributions that the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress can make to the anti-graft fight. The annual session of the former, the top political advisory body, opened on Tuesday and the latter, the top legislature, is due to begin on Thursday.

Building strong governance

A recent survey conducted by the National Bureau of Statistics in 21 provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities indicates that 87.3 percent of those polled believe China's current malfeasance and corruption situation has improved and 77.1 percent approve of the crackdown on corruption by officials, says a People's Daily article.

New 'tiger list' shows leadership's resolve to clean up the military

AFTER PUBLISHING A "TIGER LIST" months ago that included information about 16 senior military officers being hunted in the anti-graft storm, the People's Liberation Army released an additional list on Monday, announcing another 14 senior officers being investigated for corruption. Comments: