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- Following is the schedule for the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) on Tuesday.
- Altogether 5,375 proposals have been submitted to the annual session of China's top political advisory body this year, according to a report released Monday.
- China's State Council, the cabinet, has issued an action plan to improve its citizens' scientific literacy over the 13th five-year-plan period (2016-2020).
- Chinese top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng underscored the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership on Monday as the country "enters the home stretch" for its 2020 goal.
- China's anti-corruption campaign will include a new focus this year cracking down on the misuse and embezzlement of poverty relief funds, according to the top prosecutor.
- China's top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng praised news coverage of the top political advisory body's annual session, saying inspirational stories had emerged from the meeting, which concluded Monday.
China's top political advisory body highlights Party leadership
Chinese top political advisor Yu Zhengsheng underscored the Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership on Monday as the country "enters the home stretch" for its 2020 goal.
- China is hoping market liberalization and giving firms incentives to produce better products and improve services will persuade the country's growing middle classes to spend their money inside the country rather than abroad.
- A recent survey found that 70.6 percent of Chinese people felt China's charitable undertakings were not transparent enough.
Political advisors call for improving mental health for elderly
Chinese political advisors have advocated better mental health care for the elderly during China's most important annual legislative meetings.
- The 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, began the closing meeting of its annual session on Monday.
- Chinese Minister of Transport Yang Chuantang attends a press conference on reform and development of taxi on the sidelines of the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2016.
- China's top political adviser on ethnic and religious affairs has said he believes the Dalai Lama's recent speech in Geneva was born out of "major frustration" over "increasingly unpopular 'Tibetan Independence' activities".
- A wide spectrum of observers, from journalists to ordinary citizens, have commented on the unprecedented access granted at this year's two sessions of China's national advisory body and legislature.
Highlights of the Sessions >>
- Full text: Work report of NPC Standing Committee
- Full text: Report on China's economic, social development plan
- Full text: Report on China's central, local budgets
- Full text: Report on the Work of the Government
- Highlights of work reports from SPC and SPP
- Xi orders breakthrough in military theory
