Lawmakers and advisers will push for heavier punishment for human trafficking crimes next month at the two sessions-the annual meetings of China's top legislature and political advisory body.
The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Friday to discuss the draft government work report, which will be submitted by the State Council to the upcoming annual session of the national legislature for deliberation.
Ending excessive academic work and off-campus tutoring for primary and middle school students has been a prime concern for China's top legislators and political advisers, with the Ministry of Education implementing strong measures to address the issue.
The greater protection afforded to workers' rights in the food-delivery and car-hailing industries over the past year illustrates how a talking point at China's "two sessions" can result in swift and solid action to tackle thorny problems.
A digital working platform designed to assist lawmakers in better performing their duties was officially launched on Wednesday.
For Li Zongsheng, a lawyer from Northeast China's Liaoning province, his biggest expectation this year in national legislation is to see the birth of the country's first anti-fraud law.
Premier Li Keqiang on Monday urged efforts to "gather wisdom from all sides" to improve the government's work, and specified measures to bolster China's industrial economy and service sectors.
The General Office of the National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee, the top legislature, convened a meeting on Tuesday to brief some national lawmakers on the work of the NPC Standing Committee and prepare for the annual legislative session due to open on March 5.