During this year’s two sessions, CPPCC member Yang Yang, a retired short-track speed skater, submitted a proposal, calling for the establishment of competition platforms for senior high school students and above.

Abducting and trafficking women and children should be subject to the death penalty, said a Chinese legislator at the annual two sessions held in Beijing.

Shanghai deputies to the National People’s Congress have been giving suggestions on how the second China International Import Expo this year should further expedite customs clearance.

China's central government will spend 354.3 billion yuan ($52.8 billion) on R&D and science and technology innovation this year, up 13.4 percent year-on-year, Minister of Finance Liu Kun said.

China's deficit-to-GDP ratio target this year is proactive and realistic, China's finance minister said Thursday.