Cultural development will focus more on the rural areas and the western parts of the country in the following years, according to Culture Minister Cai Wu.
Ni Ping, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, has denied media reports that she would remain silent during the conference.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi urged Japan to "fully recognize" the complexity and sensitivity of issues concerning history and the Diaoyu Islands.
The priorities of China's diplomacy this year are to uphold peace and tackle thorny regional and international issues through dialogues.
China's government debt amounts to about 17.5 trillion yuan ($2.78 trillion), about 43 percent of the country's gross domestic product.
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi said Tuesday that China has kept close communication with the United States on the issues of Syria and Iran.
China should set up a coast guard to cope with the "increasingly challenging" maritime disputes with neighboring countries.
China will further advance its reform and opening-up policy this year by encouraging companies to go abroad. 
Growth target cut Education spending raised Official takes blame for inflation
The central government has decided in its budget that government spending on education will account for 4 percent of the country's GDP this year.
The economic growth target could be lowered further in the coming years after it was set at 7.5 percent for this year.
It is the first time the issue has been addressed in a government work report.
Chinese President Hu Jintao and other senior leaders on Monday joined lawmakers in panel discussions on the government work report.
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