Chinese officials of the State Council, or the Cabinet, attended Thursday a legislative session to face questions on the prevention and control of infectious diseases, a move to ensure public health and improve supervision of the government.
Legislators on Thursday pushed for an innovation-driven economic growth pattern and urged government officials to refrain from worshipping economic growth.
China will ensure the safety of drinking water by the year 2015 in rural areas, where it still remains unaccessible to more than 100 million people, a senior official said Thursday.
Lawmakers are calling for traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to play a bigger role in preventing and controlling infectious diseases.Based on experience, TCM experts should be included in medical teams in the prevention and control of epidemics, which usually consisted of western medicine members of staff, Wang said.
Tax systems concerning business turnover, consumption, resources and property will continue to be reformed in order to promote economic development, China's Financial Minister Lou Jiwei said Wednesday.
China will work to ensure quality and steady economic growth in the second half of 2013 by boosting demand, industrial upgrading and reforms, according to a government report.
China has built the world's largest reporting network for infectious diseases and public health emergencies to ensure timely and accurate monitoring and treatment, a senior health official said Wednesday.
Senior lawmakers Friday stressed the importance of hastening fiscal system reforms in order to cope with economic difficulties.