Yao seeks to strengthen sports in primary grades

Basketball legend Yao Ming has always voiced his support for physical education during the two sessions.

This year is no exception. Utilizing his position as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's National Committee, Yao called for more cross-departmental cooperation and better coaching to further expand a school basketball program launched last year.

The program is meant not just to deepen the sport's talent pool but, more importantly, to teach students life lessons that classroom study cannot.