New 'open agenda' points way to future progress

My first suggestion during a discussion with several foreign friends who are keen to identify China's new policy directions was to read the Government Work Report, which was delivered by Premier Li Keqiang on March 5.

Among them was a European writer with his new book, and I shared my observation that the debates at the two sessions have gone beyond China's anticipated Foreign Investment Law.

The Government Work Report, I said, is an "open agenda" for the 1.4 billion Chinese, and in many ways has global implications.