As reporters mobbed her high-profile counterpart Yao Ming for interviews on Sunday afternoon, Wang Lianying, who is also a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference's National Committee, sat in the same room drawing no media attention at all.
As with any new year and new plan, there are many hopes for the future. We will all be looking for signs favoring our own favorite policy, program, or sector.
As the annual sessions of the top legislative body and political advisory body continue, China Daily collected questions on issues that netizens care most about and solicited answers from political advisers, legislators and senior government officials.
Shanxi, the northern province that has witnessed some of China's worst corruption cases, has paid a heavy price in the country's far-reaching anti-graft campaign, it was revealed on Sunday.
The top anti-graft official has highlighted the importance of the Communist Party of China's leadership in the new five-year plan and called on Party members to refrain from breaking the rules.
People studying China's 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-20), which is expected to be finalized next week by the National People's Congress, will notice it includes two target types, according to China's top planning official.
The exploration of adopting an interest-rate corridor underscores government’s efforts to further liberalize interest rates and support the economy.