Religious masters attend panel discussion

Lawmakers file 462 motions at annual NPC session

Lawmakers have filed 462 motions to the secretariat of the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), an official said Sunday.

Courts clear over 1,000 defendants

Chinese courts last year declared 1,039 defendants innocent, a year-on-year increase of 34 percent, the country's top judge said on Sunday.

Senior CPC leader stresses Party building

Senior Communist Party of China (CPC) leader Liu Yunshan said Sunday that the Party must be well disciplined if the country is to achieve the goals set out in the 13th Five-Year Plan (2016-2020).

Schedules for annual sessions on March 14

Following are the schedules for the fourth sessions of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Monday.

Presidium reviews key documents

The presidium of the fourth session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) reviewed and approved several draft resolutions on Sunday.

Xi underlines innovation, reform in defense, military upgrade

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, on Sunday highlighted theoretical and technological innovation as the key to upgrade the country's military and national defense.

'Xi political economics' takes shape

President Xi Jinping's insights on China's political and economic development, dubbed "Xi political economics," have reverberated through the Great Hall of the People throughout the yearly key political events.
 • Innovation must strengthen combat capacity: Xi

For China's anti-graft campaign, no slowdown

China will continue to expose and punish corrupt senior government and Party officials, judicial authorities said on Sunday, after figures showed a rise in prosecutions last year.

China invests heavily in Tibet's water projects

The central government poured 22.3 billion yuan (about 3.44 billion U.S. dollars) into water conservancy infrastructure of southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region in the past five years, according to local authorities.

Xi orders breakthrough in military theory

President Xi Jinping on Sunday ordered that China have a "military theory that is up-to-date, pioneering and unique" to support its strong and dynamic armed forces.

Innovation must strengthen combat capacity: Xi

President Xi Jinping on Sunday urged the military to turn cutting-edge military technology into real combat capacity.

Firm hand against threats of state security

China's judicial system on Sunday pledged a firm offensive against threats of state security, including terrorism, secessionism and religious extremism.

Judicial reform makes justice more accessible

A total of 65 reform policies implemented in China's courts last year made the judicial system fairer for the people, said Chief Justice Zhou Qiang on Sunday.

Huang Youyi: China needs to have a bigger int'l voice

Political advisor Huang Youyi said, in an interview with China.org.cn, that China should improve its voice in the international community with four aspects.

NPC deputy: Wind turbine manufacturing not hurt by overcapacity

Zhang Chuanwei, an NPC deputy and an industrial figure, dismissed the allegation that overcapacity is bogging down China's wind turbine manufacturing sector.

Pessimism over China's economy overstated

From economists to entrepreneurs, Chinese elites are refuting western predictions of China's "economic collapse" and mulling policy prescriptions to ride through challenges, during the NPC and CPPCC sessions.

Xi Jinping

• Li Keqiang
• Zhang Dejiang
• Yu Zhengsheng
• Liu Yunshan
• Wang Qishan
• Zhang Gaoli

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Should China establish overseas military bases?

The Annual Government Work Report is delivered by the incumbent government leader at the annual sessions of the NPC and CPPCC. (More)