The dream of integrated development among Beijing, Tianjin and Hebei province will remain just that, experts said, unless existing barriers to the proposal can be hurdled.
Top leaders in Hebei believe the province will benefit from economic coordination in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, while accommodating more people to ease pressure on infrastructure and services in the two municipalities.
The building of an integrated economic zone around Bohai Bay may bring huge benefits to the region but will also require intensive effort, said Tianjin's vice-mayor.
Base will turn fossil fuel into cleaner energy, reducing smog, say officials
Authorities in Liuzhou, the biggest industrial city in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, have pledged to speed up the development of its ambitious automobile base, according to a senior leader of the city.
Members of China's top political advisory body have called for detailed regulations on developing a mixed-ownership economy, aiming to ensure that private enterprises will have a say when they inject capital into State-owned enterprises.
President Xi Jinping urged the military on Tuesday to improve its ability to safeguard China's national interests.
As heavy smog continues to blanket most of China's northern and central regions, Shanxi province, North China's coal hub, has pledged to restore and protect the natural environment through reforestation programs and cleaner technologies.
Wuzhong, home of the Hui ethnic group, is proposing to the National People's Congress to speed up the development of the city into the country's biggest domestic and international industrial cluster for buying, processing and selling halal products - foods allowed under Islamic dietary guidelines.
China's top court vowed at the ongoing two sessions to further push judicial openness, including public disclosure of all courts' verdicts within three years.
China's coastal provinces are trying to become the key hubs along the new "Maritime Silk Road", a national initiative aimed at strengthening cooperation with the 10-country Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
When China turns to the seas, it is to share -and to prosper.
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