Zhao Leji, executive chairman of the presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), presides over the second meeting of the presidium at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2023. (Xinhua/Ju Peng) BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The presidium of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held its second meeting Wednesday.
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Applying a people-centered development philosophy, Chinese President Xi Jinping has repeatedly highlighted people's well-being as a goal of the country's economic development. The happiness and well-being of the people are the ultimate goals of promoting high-quality development, said Xi, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, during a deliberation Sunday at the ongoing session of the national legislature.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attends a plenary meeting of the delegation of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and the People's Armed Police Force during the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2023. Xi delivered an important speech at the meeting.
China on Tuesday said it will form a national data bureau, a move that experts said is a timely way to accelerate the nation's modernization in the new digital era. It's expected to facilitate regulations on cross-border data transfers in an efficient manner.