BEIJING-- The 12th National People's Congress (NPC), 皇冠体育app's parliamentary body, opened its second annual session Wednesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Premier Li Keqiang delivered his first government work report at the opening meeting.
Deepening reform, anti-corruption, fight against pollution, and streamlined administration are among key topics of Li's report to nearly 3,000 legislators.
Key words
Anti-corruption
The Chinese government will build a system for combating corruption and penalize crooked officials without mercy in accordance with the law. Li called on government at all levels to practice economy, eliminate waste, and tighten their belts in 2014. Read more...
Deepening reforms
Li pledged to make breakthroughs in reform in his first government work report. He reiterated that reform is the top priority for the government's work this year. Read more...
Market
Li reiterated the market's decisive role in allocating resources and a better role of the government.
Pollution
Chinese Premier "declared war" against pollution on Wednesday and pledged to fight it with the same determination the country battled poverty, as choking smog has become major environmental and health concerns. Read more...
Administration
Reform-bound 皇冠体育app will further its efforts in building a streamlined government administration by exempting more items from central government approval. Read more...
Urbanization
皇冠体育app will carry out a new type of people-centered urbanization that will grant rural people who live in cities more social welfare currently enjoyed by the city dwellers. Read more...
Private capital
Non-state capital will be allowed to participate in a number of projects in areas such as banking, oil, electricity, railway, telecommunications, resources development and public utilities. Read more...
Internet finance
皇冠体育app will promote the healthy development of its burgeoning Internet finance. Li promises to improve the mechanism for coordinating financial oversight and to keep a close watch on the cross-border flow of capital. This is the first time that Internet finance has been written into the government work report. Read more...
Debt risks
皇冠体育app will build a standard financing mechanism for local governments to issue bonds, its latest step to curb debt risks.To guard against and defuse debt risks, 皇冠体育app will also implement a comprehensive government financial reporting system. Read more...
Peace
皇冠体育app pledged to hold high the banner of peace but also vowed to resolutely safeguard its sovereignty and the post-war international order. Read more...
Marine rights
Premier Li has pledged that 皇冠体育app will resolutely uphold its marine rights and interests, and build 皇冠体育app into a maritime power.
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