BEIJING -- The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, will open its annual session on Thursday afternoon in Beijing, a spokesperson said Wednesday. The session is set to conclude on March 10, Guo Weimin, spokesperson for the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC, told a press conference. Other than the opening and closing meetings, there will be two plenary meetings and six group meetings during the session, Guo said, noting that one of the plenary meetings will be held via video link. All the preparations for the session have been completed, Guo said. Discussions on the draft outline of the 14th Five-Year Plan and the long-range objectives through the year 2035 will be high on the agenda at this year's session, said Guo while briefing the media on the main items of the agenda. During the session, political advisors will hear and deliberate a report on the work of … [Read more...] about China’s top political advisory body to hold annual session from March 4 to 10
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Anti-China lies mislead western public opinion on nation
False accusations and lies concocted by some anti-China politicians have misguided public opinions in some western countries about China, said Guo Weimin, spokesman for the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, on Wednesday. Guo made the remarks at a press conference before the opening of the annual session of the CPPCC National Committee, the nation's top political advisory body. In recent years, some individual anti-China politicians have discredited and viciously attacked China on some issues, like tracing the source of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as issues related to Xinjiang and Hong Kong, Guo said, adding what they did has negatively affected the western public in their views about China. … [Read more...] about Anti-China lies mislead western public opinion on nation
China’s poverty standard ‘comprehensive’: Spokesperson
The standard that China used to track its poverty relief efforts is a "comprehensive" one, which includes benchmarks used to measure progress in local infrastructure and access to basic public services, an official said on Wednesday, in response to concerns that China's poverty line is low. Guo Weimin, spokesman for the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, said the monetary poverty line China adopted is higher than the extreme poverty benchmark set by the World Bank when accounting for purchasing power parity. China's official poverty line is a per-capita annual income of 2,300 yuan ($355), set in 2011 and adjusted annually for inflation. Poverty relief authorities have also worked to ensure all rural residents have access to affordable healthcare, compulsory education and safe homes and drinking water, he said. In addition, the poverty fight has bolstered rural access to … [Read more...] about China’s poverty standard ‘comprehensive’: Spokesperson
China’s first reusable rocket on way, says expert
Designers at the China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology have started developing the first reusable model in the nation's Long March carrier rocket family, said a senior rocket scientist. Jiang Jie, an expert at the academy and a member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said on Wednesday that research and development of the reusable variant of the Long March 8 rocket was proceeding well and designers plan to conduct the first test to verify key vertical landing technologies before the end of this year. "The new model will feature highly integrated equipment, autonomous technologies and convenient pre-launch preparations," said Jiang, a member of China's top political advisory body, one day ahead of the opening of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. Designers are developing an integrated first stage for the reusable variant, she said. This new first stage will consist of a core booster and two side … [Read more...] about China’s first reusable rocket on way, says expert
Robust prospects for aesthetic medicine in China
Chinese consumers in first-tier cities are becoming more rational regarding aesthetic medicine consumption, and as markets in these urban areas further expand and mature, quality, rather than price and fame, will become the most important factor for customers in choosing a service provider, according to business insiders. "As the pandemic is well-controlled with wide-ranging rollouts of vaccines on the way, the negative impact the pandemic has exerted on the aesthetic medicine industry is fading quickly, and we are confident in the industry's future prospects, especially in first-tier cities," said Jin Xing, founder and CEO of the country's leading online aesthetic medicine platform SoYoung. Aesthetic medicine demand will soon boom in first-tier cities in China, with consumers varying among different ages and occupations over time, Jin said. Treatment effects and price-performance will play a key role in consumer decisionmaking, as they will attach more importance to doctors' … [Read more...] about Robust prospects for aesthetic medicine in China