China's aim for a GDP growth of about 5 percent this year is in line with its task to build a modern socialist country through high-quality development, said Michael Dunford, a leading scholar in the field of economic geography from the United Kingdom.
The two sessions offer the world an important window to observe China's democracy.
As the two sessions drew to a close, foreign reporters agreed that covering the annual gatherings of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies has allowed them to observe Chinese democracy up close, without the biased outlook of certain Western media outlets coloring their judgment.
China's economy has a stable structural foundation and possesses the necessary resilience to withstand external shocks, and it is heartening to see its emphasis on growth and supporting the economy this year, global experts said.
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the NPC. Sitting at the pinnacle of the people's congress system, a great creation of the Chinese people in the history of political systems, the NPC is the supreme organ of State power in China.
Chinese modernization remains a buzzword during the ongoing annual sessions of the top legislature and political advisory body.
China's Xizang autonomous region has entered its best period of development, and its human rights situation has never been better.
Open collaboration in the technology sector could further boost productivity in China and help solve common problems, said Russ Shaw, leader of a global tech community, ahead of the two sessions.