The surprising thing now is not that the Chinese economy is slowing, but that there are so many who seem surprised by this.
China's "new normal" of slower economic growth is prompting changes in the way the country does things, and innovation has been named as the way ahead by officials and experts from the country's top legislature and national advisory body.
American scholar Roy Morrison was confident and predicted as early as ten years back that China would lead the way toward sustainability.
China has been an important part of the global economy, while at the same time, the Chinese Government has to answer to the needs of its people.
Tajik Ambassador to China Rashid Alimov has said the Silk Road Economic Belt initiative proposed by China will bring ties between central Asia and Asia Pacific closer while helping achieve common prosperity.
Among different items on the agenda of the two sessions, the economic model of "new normal", along with deeper reforms in various sectors, has become a focus of world attention.
China still has an uphill battle to fight before ultimately eliminating the toxic legacy of rapid industrialization.