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The growing global significance of China's economic and social development has placed its annual Two Sessions among the world's most-watched political events

Measuring progress and making plans

As 2025 is the final year of China's 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period and a crucial year to lay foundations for the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-30), this year's full sessions of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, known as the Two Sessions, are particularly significant

Private ventures, collective growth

At a symposium on private enterprises held in Beijing on February 17, Chinese President Xi Jinping emphasized the pivotal role of the private economy in driving scientific and technological innovation, as well as industrial upgrading

The innovation engine

China is focusing on the development of high-quality productive forces characterized by innovation, efficiency and sustainability

Dream of winter

Themed "Dream of Winter, Love Among Asia," this year's AWG reflected a shared aspiration for peace, development and friendship among all Asians

Spring spending

People's consumption patterns during this grandest of annual celebrations in China reveal a sense of exuberance with an international hint

Rising above adversity

China's economic achievements in 2024 were hard-earned

Fast-track development

High-speed railway enables travel between regions to be more frequent and convenient, strengthens inter-regional connectivity and makes regional economic development more balanced

Frosty fortune

As winter has truly set in, China's ice and snow economy is thriving

Infinite innovations

The protection, exchange and development of cultural diversity will be conducive to jointly building a community with a shared future for humanity

Sowing seeds of rural prosperity

With the continuous increase in rural incomes, the gap between urban and rural areas and between regions in China is narrowing, and development is becoming more balanced.