One outstanding strength of the Chinese nation is that its civilization has deep "roots" to support the growth of a strong "trunk", said Yang Chaoming, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress and professor at the Advanced Institute for Confucian Studies, Shandong University, in East China.
For Chen Tianzhu, deputy editor-in-chief of Lanzhou-based magazine Duzhe (Readers' Magazine), the power of reading has always been clear and concrete.
Leading by example with his own fight to the top of the podium, China's Olympic champion skater Ren Ziwei has called upon the country's youth to dream big and go beyond with hard work and perseverance.
In her first year as an NPC deputy, Lu also made suggestions to the NPC on increasing support for ethnic cultural development and on promoting the development of national environmental zones and demonstration zones for the creation of "ecological civilization".
The Shanghai delegation attending the ongoing two sessions in Beijing has submitted 13 motions and 117 proposals, Liu Shijun, spokesperson of the Shanghai delegation and director of the research office of the standing committee of the Shanghai Municipal People's Congress, said at a news conference on Friday.
As a new deputy from Hubei province to the 14th National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, Zhan hopes to bring his investigation results focusing on agriculture, rural areas, farmers and rural vitalization to the ongoing annual sessions of the NPC in Beijing.
China's stress on high-end manufacturing will help create a modern industrial system, safeguard industrial and supply chains, and foster new competitive strengths, said national legislators and political advisers.
Stronger efforts are needed in promoting the development of the energy storage sector, with an emphasis on developing new battery types, as China demands more flexible power adjustment capacity, said a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress.