Comprehensively building an overall well-off society is the key goal of the process, which is aimed at solving livelihood problems.
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.
As the country's economy slows, the priority for the government is to keep its growth stable in order to prevent unemployment from rising.
There are many ways to nail down a chance to raise questions to the Chinese premier at his once-a-year news conference, and snatching the microphone is one of them.
The slower growth target and the increasing emphasis on environmental protection show that Chinese policy-makers have adopted a more mature view on development, which will eventually benefit the world.
American scholar Roy Morrison was confident and predicted as early as ten years back that China would lead the way toward sustainability.
Urbanization, whether at home or abroad, should be carried out in a natural process.
While safety concerns need to be addressed, the first task should be to increase the number of taxis by letting go some of the controls.