​The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, on Saturday deliberated a draft method for the Macao Special Administrative Region to elect deputies to the 14th NPC.

Ministers attend an interview via video link after the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing.

The central government has proposed a defense budget of 1.45 trillion yuan ($230 billion) for the 2022 fiscal year, a 7.1 percent year-on-year increase, according to a draft budget report submitted to the national legislature on Saturday morning.

China's National People's Congress serves as an important institutional vehicle for the country's whole-process democracy.

In recent years, an increasing number of cases involving child sexual abuse has triggered strong public concern. China has stepped up legislation efforts to address child sexual abuse, but still faces challenges.

China's national legislature opened its annual session Saturday morning in Beijing.

​China will strengthen the employment-first policy in 2022, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

​China will ensure food and energy security in 2022, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

​China's tax refunds and cuts are expected to total around 2.5 trillion yuan (about 395 billion U.S. dollars) this year, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation. 

​China has set its gross domestic product (GDP) growth target at around 5.5 percent for 2022, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.