Constitutional changes meet needs of new era

The draft amendment to the Constitution, which is being deliberated and discussed at the ongoing national legislative and political advisory sessions, complies with the new era and contributes to China's further development, deputies and advisers said.

As a major agenda item for the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, the draft amendment was welcomed by deputies, as well as members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, after it was submitted to the NPC on Monday.

"Revising parts of the Constitution is a necessity and an urgent move for this new era," said Zhang Weimin, an NPC deputy from Shanghai, adding that the revision strengthens the leadership of the Communist Party of China.