Hot words from NPC & CPPCC sessions (March 9)

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Editor's notes:

The National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) got underway in Beijing earlier this month. More than 2,700 NPC deputies and over 2,000 CPPCC members from across the country are discussing major issues concerning the nation's development. The discussions have thrown up a number of hot words and phrases, and China.org.cn has selected the hottest utterances from the two sessions to shine a light on the main issues currently on people's lips.

March 9, 2012

 

  Word/phrase Description Related reading/event 

Draft amendment to Criminal Procedure Law 

This is the first time that a draft has clarified that illegally obtained confessions from suspects, testimonies of eyewitnesses and depositions of victims should be excluded during trials. 

Law amendment to protect human rights 

Guangdong PM2.5

Environmental authorities of Guangdong province plan to start releasing PM2.5 readings on March 8 in a preemptive approach to meeting the stricter national air quality requirements. 

Early start on PM2.5 monitoring 

Proportion of NPC deputies 

Nearly 3,000 deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) will be elected by January 2013. More seats will be given to workers and farmers. 

1, More seats to be given to workers, farmers

2, China to elect lawmakers on equal ratio of rural, urban representation 

 

March 8: Exam disclosing incident; Pension funds into stock market; Aircraft carrier to begin serving

March 7: Chi-pao (female lawmakers); Property tax; Luxury fixtures on bullet train

March 6: Zong Qinghou(richest man); Liu Xiang; Shi Yongxin

March 5: GDP 7.5%; Chang'e-3; Government work report

March 4: Defense budget; Huang Xihua (NPC deputy); Wukan election

March 3: CPPCC annual session (CPPCC work report); Long March-5 rocket; Lowering marriageable age

 

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