Chinese President Xi Jinping said Liaoning province must depend on the real economy to realize rejuvenation, stressing the leading role of state-owned companies.

Premier Li Keqiang called for maintaining the stability and development of the Tibet autonomous region.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi summed up Chinese diplomacy with three key words: vision, initiative and consistency.

China is developing a new spacecraft that can carry astronauts to destinations at and beyond low Earth orbit, and can also be used on multiple missions.

"We will take steps to maintain our security interests," said Chinese foreign ministry, urging parties concerned to stop deployment and refrain from going too far along the wrong track.

Observers warned that social status of Chinese women is improving "slowly," and called for greater participation of Chinese women in public life, ahead of the International Women's Day.