​Economic stability must be made top priority in the government's work in 2022 and progress must be pursued while ensuring stability, according to a government work report submitted Saturday to the national legislature for deliberation.

​The following are the schedules for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) and the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on Saturday.

​China's space station is expected to host six astronauts from two spaceships by the end of 2022, according to the chief designer of the country's manned space program.

Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, on Friday elected the presidium and set the agenda for the fifth session of the 13th NPC.

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held at the Great Hall of the People.

​Whether a country is democratic or not, practice speaks the loudest and the people of that country have the biggest say, a Chinese spokesperson said on Friday.

​The one-China principle is the political foundation for China to develop bilateral relations with all countries, a Chinese spokesperson told a press conference Friday.

​China is the country that provides the most COVID-19 vaccines globally, a spokesperson said Friday.

​Stable ties between China and the United States are good for development of both sides, and conducive to maintaining international peace, Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, said Friday.

China's national legislature will open its annual session on Saturday morning in Beijing, a spokesperson said Friday.

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