During the session, Huang submitted a suggestion calling for mental health checkups to be integrated into regular health examinations for primary and secondary school students. As an NPC deputy, she had spent months researching and refining the submission before bringing it to the national stage.
Over nearly two years, the journal tracked and reported on the performance of 495 grassroots deputies across 31 provincial-level regions. The coverage demonstrates deputies' people-centered commitment, exemplifies "the people are the masters of the country" and conveys the essence of Chinese democracy.
Lawmakers have proposed strengthening policy and hiking financial support for China's 120 million rural elderly, who make up about a quarter of the rural population.
Deeply rooted in the black soil of Northeast China's Jilin province, Han Fengxiang, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress, has been exploring an innovative agricultural production model to increase grain yield and quality with smart agricultural equipment.
From the foot of the Tianshan Mountains in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to the capital city of Beijing, and from a guardian of cultural relics to a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), Zoya Bahit brings the cultural imprints of the border region to a broader stage.
The NPC deputies are deliberating on a draft law promoting ethnic unity and progress, which asks people's governments at all levels to encourage and support the organization of exchange activities such as traditional Chinese festivals, folk culture events and sports competitions that are popular among and participated in by people of all ethnic groups.
Aero Engine Corp of China, the nation's leading maker of aircraft engines, will continue tapping the general aviation market this year, planning to advance certification and flight tests for several new products, according to a senior expert.
Speaking during the Gansu delegation's open day during the two sessions in Beijing, Liang said digital platforms have become a powerful tool for connecting high-quality agricultural products from remote mountain areas with broader markets across China and overseas.