Li receives resounding support for work report

Premier Li Keqiang's first Government Work Report was given ringing endorsement by national lawmakers at the closing of the annual legislative session on Thursday, indicating a high degree of consensus has been reached to translate the reform-themed document into action.

The work report, made by Li after a year in office, ranks reform as the top priority for the government in 2014.

The report won an extraordinary 2,887 yes votes from legislators present at Thursday's meeting. Only 15 voted against it, and five abstained.