Innovation underpins achievements

I've been extremely fortunate as a journalist to have witnessed several historic Chinese events from the front lines over the past 12 years.

These include the two sessions in March last year and the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in October.

I've also covered astonishing transformations nationwide since last spring from such remote destinations as the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, where poverty alleviation has accelerated tremendously, to outside my Beijing apartment's window, through which I increasingly gaze upon clear skies.