CPPCC concludes yearly gathering

China's political advisers finished their annual gathering in Beijing on Monday, having submitted more than 5,375 proposals to the central government, 42 percent of which focused on economic development.

The proposals included proceeding with supply-side economic reform, encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation, reducing the tax burden on enterprises, improving the quality of consumer goods and the service industry, and speeding up the implementation of the Free Trade Area strategy and the development of e-commerce in rural areas.

The proposals also focused on themes including politics, culture, ecological civilization, and protecting and improving people's livelihoods, a report issued by the proposal committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee said on Monday, as the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC closed its fourth plenary session.