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China's parliamentary sessions to draw global attention

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2010-03-01 22:14
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BEIJING - China's upcoming parliamentary plenary sessions are to become eye-catching events for major media and think tanks across the globe.

As the annual plenary sessions of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are set to start on March 5 and March 3 respectively, the international community have started to cast their eyes on China.

It is known to all that China have achieved marvelous economic growth in 2009 when most economies across the world were still suffering the global financial crisis and economic downturn. But, what kind of answer sheet will China present in the year 2010?

So far, thousands of journalists and reporters from all over the world have arrived in Beijing to cover the sessions, hoping to seek clues and insight into the political life and economic prospects of China through the two important meetings.

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First of all, the international community wants to probe new signals on economic policies and decisions by the Chinese government during the parliamentary sessions.

Several Western media and think tanks, such as The Choice magazine of Japan, have made comments that although the Chinese economy has seen remarkable recovery, China is still facing various challenges including trade disputes and inflation.

How China will resolve such challenges and whether China could continue to be the world economy's engine are what the international community intends to know from the sessions, during which the deputies are expected to discuss the plans and measures on boosting economy.

The new plans and prospects of improving people's living standards China will table during the sessions is another concern from the international community.

In recent years, the Chinese government has attached more importance to improving the people's living standards and various relevant reforms and policies have been implemented.

Earlier this year, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao said everything the Chinese government has done is to let the people lead "happier lives" with "greater dignity."

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