Editor's note: High-ranking diplomats and envoys welcomed the Government Work Report, saying it charted a confident course for further growth. They also stressed the global significance of the report during a time of uncertain global economic conditions.
Zhang Lianqi, a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a senior consultant with the Center for China and Globalization, a think tank in Beijing
Concerns about China's slowing growth rate may be overplayed, according to economists and analysts, who said long-term growth will be driven by industrial upgrades steered by changing patterns of domestic consumption and constantly rising consumer spending as a percentage of GDP.
Each year, China's most-experienced reporters, armed with the best broadcasting equipment and latest multimedia technologies, cover the annual sessions of the top legislature and advisory body in Beijing.
A top health and population expert has dismissed the suggestion of government subsidies for families raising a second-child, saying systematic policies targeting family development would work better.
China will continue to cut excess property inventory in smaller cities while increasing land supply to rein in surging housing prices, Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.
Editor's note: During the annual sessions, China Daily will collect questions foreign netizens care most about and solicit answers from experts, CPPCC National Committee members and NPC deputies.
China will take effective steps to strengthen environmental protection - especially in controlling air pollution - in 2017 to markedly reduce major airborne pollutants and "make our skies blue again", Premier Li Keqiang said on Sunday.
The world can expect much from China's continuing championing of economic globalization, according to Jon Taylor, a China scholar and professor at the University of St. Thomas in Houston, Texas.
Many of the deputies and journalists who gathered in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on Sunday were happy to have their smartphones.
Liaoning province has drawn lessons from last year's election fraud scandal and has cleaned up its political environment, the province's top official said on Sunday.
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