This year's "two sessions" — the annual meetings of China's top legislature and top political advisory body — are currently underway in Beijing. Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are fulfilling their duties with dedication.
Customers drink local craft beer at a restaurant in Guiyang, the capital city of Southwest China's Guizhou province, Dec 25, 2025. [Photo/Xinhua] China will scale up efforts to boost consumer spending this year by pairing measures to stimulate the financial capacity of households with continued pro-consumption policies, economists said, as the world's second-largest economy accelerates its transition toward a consumption-driven growth model.
Xie Feng, a member of the 14th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee and Chinese ambassador to the United States, said the future of China-US ties is bright, as he urged Washington to implement the consensus reached by the two heads of state with concrete actions. "When it comes to China-US relations, history has repeatedly proven that cooperation would benefit both sides and that confrontation would hurt both," Xie told reporters in Beijing on Thursday on the sidelines of the annual two sessions.
At a pig breeding facility in Tashan village, Dayou town, Cengong county, Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture, southwest China's Guizhou Province, Zheng Peikun was reviewing real-time data from the farrowing house while reminding a worker about proper pig management practices for the spring season. Zheng, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, will bring the concerns of local villagers to this year's annual sessions of China's national legislature and top political advisory body, which opened in Beijing on March 5 and March 4, respectively.
