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Item from March 6, 1994, in China Daily: At a show in Beijing, inventor Gong Chengbo demonstrates his new achievement: a system using ordinary phone lines to transmit video images. The system can also be used to transmit text.
China's big annual two sessions political meeting could be one of the most important in recent years, given the uncertain international backdrop, according to experts.
For a mathematician, an enigmatic quantity known by the Greek letter pi - roughly 3.14159 - is second nature, like bread and butter, or rice and chopsticks. For another group, the number 42.195 will become an obsession, perhaps even a lifelong passion.
China expert Kerry Brown believes the two sessions gives China's leaders the opportunity to show they have a solid plan for an uncertain world.
Christopher Bovis, professor of International Business Law, University of Hull
The upcoming fifth session of the 12th National People's Congress will review and discuss Government Work Report, which emphasizes that China should seek progress on the basis of maintaining stability, to maintain steady and healthy development of the economy and retain society's harmony.
China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are underway. Referred to as the two sessions, these annual legislative mechanisms primarily set the agenda for the nation. By extension, these meetings are crucial for Africa on several fronts, by dint of the fact that China has been Africa's leading trade and economic partner for nearly a decade now.
The annual meetings of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), known as two sessions, are held in Beijing beginning amid national and global anxiety over China's next course of action in the face of mounting challenges inside and outside China.
It is the high season of China's annual political meetings - the National People's Congress, China's top legislative body, and the National Committee of Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the top advisory body. Here in Beijing, I sense anticipation, excitement and perhaps a touch of anxiety.
China's political advisers were told to strengthen democratic oversight and conduct thorough research at the grassroots level to offer more valuable suggestions this year, a top official said on Friday.
The nation will continue to improve the punctuality of commercial flights, China's top civil aviation official said on Friday.
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