Wang Jichao's first language is Yi, but when he was 13 a teacher taught him to say a few words in Mandarin, including Beijing and Tian'anmen. He struggled to pronounce them, and had no idea what they meant.
Two-thirds of the letters received by the State Bureau of Letters and Calls are addressed to the national leaders, especially President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang, 12 national legislators and political advisers were told when they visited the organization on Tuesday.
President Xi Jinping calls for "firm opposition" to pro-independence forces in Taiwan, while stressing the peaceful development of cross-Straits relations.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and other leaders on Wednesday vowed to fully implement the "Four Comprehensives" strategic layout in order to realize economic and social development targets.
China's national legislators elected a presidium Wednesday and set the agenda for the legislature's annual session, which is to open Thursday.
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday stressed the peaceful development of the cross-Straits ties, urging high vigilance against the Taiwan independence.
Former NBA star Yao Ming urged students to be good at one sport at least while former Olympic champion Liu Xiang called for retired athletes to join in China's budding sport industry.
A survey found food safety has become the public's top concern as China kicked off its political high season to discuss development goals and reforms for the coming year.