China's policymakers are widely expected to roll out a potent one-two punch during the country's ongoing annual political event, in order to stimulate consumption, as tepid domestic demand and escalating US tariffs weigh on the recovery momentum of the world's second-largest economy, said national legislators, political advisers and economists. To bolster the economy, the government is expected to set the country's deficit-to-GDP ratio at the highest level yet in the Government Work Report, which will be reviewed and deliberated by the National People's Congress during the two sessions, the annual meetings of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies, they added.
China's economic fundamentals are stable, with many advantages, strong resilience and great potential, despite changes in internal and external environments and some challenges in economic operations, said Liu Jieyi, spokesperson for the third session of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, at a press conference on the session on Monday, one day before its annual session. The remarks were made in response to a media question regarding views on the country's economy, with some claiming that the foundation for China's economic recovery is not yet solid.
"Establishing a unified standard for psychological health education and promoting the standardization of psychological health education, such as standardizing curriculum settings, teacher staffing, and screening and assessment criteria, will all be included in my proposal regarding the psychological health education of primary and secondary school students," Mei Hing Chak, a member from Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), told the Global Times on Monday, ahead of the third session of the 14th National Committee of the CPPCC. Mei Hing Chak, also known as Zhai Meiqing, president of Heung Kong Group, told the Global Times on Monday that through her work and investigations, she found that the issue of primary and secondary school students' psychological health is becoming increasingly severe, with problems such as anxiety and bullying occurring from time to time, posing a threat to teenagers' healthy development and social stability.
This photo taken from Jingshan Hill on Aug 12, 2024 shows the skyscrapers of the central business district (CBD) on a sunny day in Beijing. (Photo/Xinhua) As the curtain is raised for the annual sessions of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies this week, foreign envoys to Beijing have expressed optimism about the nation's growth prospects, saying that the sessions offer a critical window to observe the nation's whole-process people's democracy.
