Now, strong political commitment is needed, along with steely determination to stare down interference from the vested interests of the tobacco industry.
Given downward pressures on and structural problems in the economy, Premier Li's government work report lowered key economic objectives from last year's levels.
Lawmakers and political advisors from China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) highlighted Saturday the democratic development in Hong Kong while calling for support for universal suffrage in the international financial hub in 2017.
On March 5, Chinese Vice Premier Wang Yang attended the Anhui delegation and reviewed the work report of the government. While hearing about the problem of the "foreign milk powder craze" from Zhao Wanping, deputy of the NPC, Mr. Wang Yang said.
Many officials in Sichuan were arrested on corruption charges in 2014. As a businessman in Sichuan, I know them, of course, but I didn't do anything I shouldn't have, and neither did my colleagues. Since the start of the anti-graft crackdown, I have been invited to far fewer banquets, so I drink much less than before and feel much better physically.
Shandong, a coastal province in east China, will accelerate financial reform by relaxing market access to private capital and allowing private investors to participate in infrastructure and public projects, Guo Shuqing, governor of the province said on Saturday.
The government should come up with policies and regulations to ensure gender equality in employment, said National People's Congress deputies at a press conference in Beijing.
"The people who create cultural products should have cultural consciousness", said Chen Daoming, a famous actor and CPPCC member in an interview.