Premier Li Keqiang faced a new style of questioning when a China Daily reporter raised the issue voted most popular in an online survey.
China has set itself an official economic growth target of 6.5 to 7 percent this year, reassuring the world that market-oriented reforms can provide a stabilizing effect.
The central government will try its best to solve issues concerning people's livelihoods, such as pension payments and health insurance, Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday.
As China's annual parliamentary session draws to an end, the "four consciousnesses" has emerged as a popular catchphrase frequently underpinned not only by top leaders, national lawmakers, but commentators and news anchors.
Lawmakers passed China's "greenest" Five-Year Plan on Wednesday, underscoring the nation's commitment to green development and ushering in a new age for its growth model.
As the annual sessions of the top legislature and political advisory body unfolded, China Daily collected questions on issues that netizens care most about and solicited answers from political advisers, legislators and senior government officials.
Reporters attending a news conference to be given by Premier Li Keqiang on Wednesday morning are not allowed to use selfie sticks, it was announced at 10:00 am, about half an hour before the start of the event.
Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday approved the country's economic and social development blueprint for the 2016-2020 period, which sets targeted average annual economic growth of above 6.5 percent in the next five years.