Following the conclusion of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation Summit in South Africa in December, the focus is squarely on China's strategies to sustain its relationship with Africa.
Surviving the two sessions is hard - and staying ahead of the pack of Hong Kong media people is even harder.
As the annual sessions of the top legislative and political advisory bodies continue, China Daily collected questions on issues that netizens care most about and solicited answers from political advisers, legislators and senior government officials.
The number of songs written in China has reached a record high - more than 300,000 every year - but only very few of them are well received by the public.
Premier Li Keqiang has encouraged Guangdong province to take the lead in introducing more Chinese brands and products to markets in developed economies such as the United States and the European Union.
Political adviser and former basketball star Yao Ming has called for more prudent design and better operation of sporting venues as China becomes an increasingly popular candidate to host major events.
Lawmakers will continue to push forward anti-corruption and related legislation this year, top legislator Zhang Dejiang said on Wednesday.
On March 4, the day before the start of the annual session of China's legislature, a reporter asked the country's top legislators why they planned to review the final draft of a new charity law in preference to "more important" legislation.
Wuxi, a city in Jiangsu province that has thrived on traditional manufacturing industries for decades, is looking to upgrade its industrial structure for more sustainable growth, said the city's top leader.
China is confident it will achieve its 6.5-to-7 percent annual growth objective because its economic fundamentals are sound and supply-side reform is well-planned, China's top think tank researchers said.
Cross-Straits relations may be affected after the island's new leader takes office in May, Li Yihu, head of Peking University's Taiwan Institute and a deputy to the National People's Congress, said on Wednesday.
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