Despite 21 years as a security guard and even being elected last year as a deputy to the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, 39-year-old Li Yong is still dedicated to his job.
In some ways China is a very old nation. Phrases and wisdom date back thousands of years here. Families can trace their ancestors 13 generations or more.
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.
A senior national legislator and leading environmental expert has called on the government to set a transitional strategy with transparent, predictable and gradually tighter policies for governing industrial pollution as the country switches to green, low-carbon and high-quality development.
National legislators called on the government to set up a national green packaging standard for the express delivery industry and also to offer incentives to encourage delivery companies to transition to biodegradable packaging materials.
A series of interviews on the sidelines of the two sessions have served as bridges of understanding between officials, legislators, political advisers and reporters.
The planned addition of a new area to the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone is aimed at promoting a higher level of opening-up to the outside world rather than just a simple expansion in geographical size, according to a top official from Shanghai.
Deputies to the National People's Congress have suggested that authorities should try to invite businesses with core innovative, independent technologies and global vision to conduct initial public offerings on a science and technology innovation board that will be launched on the Shanghai Stock Exchange this year.
More support is needed to build nurseries and day care centers to ease burdens on parents and aid implementation of the universal second-child policy, national legislators and political advisers urged during the two annual meetings in China.
Hunan province's Zhangjiajie, one of China's most picturesque tourist areas and home to Avatar Hallelujah Mountain, is planning to build itself into a magnet for global sightseers, with tailored services and more convenient transportation, a senior local official told China Daily on Saturday.
Suzhou, Jiangsu province, will devote more effort to further opening up and better serving the national strategy of integrating the Yangtze River Delta region, said Li Yaping, mayor of the city, during the ongoing annual session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on Tuesday.
Supported by supply-side structural reforms and a rural revitalization strategy, it is necessary for the government and companies to enrich product diversity in rural areas, make full use of e-commerce tools, optimize subsidy payments and enhance the implementation of retail promotion measures. All parties should also ensure consumer rights and interests, as well as push forward green packaging practices in the delivery sector in a systematic way.
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