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- China should speed up its own research and development in Internet technology to secure cyberspace, said a senior official.
- China will continue to reform its business system to ease government regulations for companies and inject vitality into the market, Zhang Mao, minister of the State Administration for Industry and Commerce (SAIC), said on Monday.
- The chairman of the Charhar Institute suggested that the central government strengthen legislation and law enforcement to improve the protection of children.
- What does the rule of law mean to the Chinese? How much attention did the revised Legislation Law draw? Which laws concern ordinary people the most? As the "two sessions" go underway to discuss the nation's laws, Xinhua news agency and Baidu Index work together to answer some of these questions using big data.
- Yao Ming is unhappy with the media continually labeling him "star CPPCC member" and has urged more attention be paid to his work as purely a "CPPCC member".
Huang Youyi: China's 'Belt and Road' initiatives are not threats
Political advisor Huang Youyi said on Saturday in Beijing that China should tell other countries the "Belt and Road" initiatives are not threats but rather strategies to help boost the regional economy.
- For most Chinese media outlets, what "Change We Can Believe In" or "Yes We Can" entails is already a myth, much less its association with Barack Obama, or the Democratic vision for the United States.
- Chinese books in the political category have been gaining more and more attention in recent years, political advisor Huang Youyi said in an interview with China.org.cn on Saturday in Beijing.
- China's market regulator said Monday the government will strictly regulate online commerce, amid a heated public dispute over China's largest online shopping platform Taobao.com which was found to match-make transactions of a great number of shoddy commodities.
- Former NBA star Yao Ming said Monday that China's bold step to revive the popularity of football sport in schools was on the right track and could even raise "envy" from circles of other sports.
- Taoist master Zhang Jintao said he would push for the innovative development of Chinese traditional culture in creative ways, in an interview with China.org.cn on Sunday.
- The deal-driven relationship between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan has begun to change, said an expert on Taiwan affairs on Sunday during the country's annual legislative session.
- A Taoist master told China.org.cn on Sunday in Beijing that he has submitted several proposals to China's top political advisory body asking for more cultural venues to be reopened for religious activities.
- With her rich, luxurious hair and clothes that exude style and confidence, deputy to the National People's Congress Zhu Xueqin looks more like a corporate executive than a champion of migrant workers.
Highlights of the Sessions >>
- Full text: Report on China's central, local budgets
- Full text: Report on China's economic, social development plan
- Full text: Report on the Work of the Government (2015)
- Highlights of work report of Supreme People's Court
- Big data on China's rule of law
- China to speed up drafting anti-corruption law
China.org.cn Exclusives >>
Zhou Mingwei: cultural differences cause misunderstanding
- Political advisor Zhou Mingwei told China.org.cn that cultural differences between China and foreign countries may cause misunderstandings in the international community, but China has to find a way to better explain itself.