The 6-6.5 percent GDP growth target for 2019 is compatible with the GDP expansion of 6.6 percent achieved last year, Li told a press conference after the closing of the annual legislative session, adding that the new target has sent a message of stability to the market.

China hopes the talks will deliver win-win results and mutual benefits, Li said at a press conference after the conclusion of the annual session of China's national legislature.

Such kind of action is not consistent with the Chinese law and is not how China behaves, Li said at a press conference after the conclusion of the annual session of China's national legislature.

The issue is longstanding and complicated and cannot be resolved overnight, Li told a press conference following the conclusion of the annual national legislative session.

It is to ensure that they will enjoy the same treatment as the mainland people when they work, study, live and do business on the mainland, Li told a press conference following the conclusion of the annual national legislative session.

The move is expected to deliver a dividend of nearly two trillion yuan (about 297 billion U.S. dollars) to the companies, Li said at a press conference after the conclusion of the annual session of China's national legislature.

An overwhelming majority of the deputies present at the closing meeting of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress voted in favor of the law.

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the closing meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The decision was made at the presidium's fourth meeting Thursday afternoon, presided over by Li Zhanshu, one of the executive chairpersons of the presidium.

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the plenary meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

David Dollar, a senior fellow in the John L. Thornton China Center at the Brookings Institution, told Xinhua in an interview on Monday that he believes the draft law will attract more foreign investment.

Political advisor Lhapa from Jokhang Temple is among the over 2,000 members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), who gathered in Beijing for this year's session that started on March 3 and concluded Wednesday.

China's top political advisory body concluded its annual session Wednesday, building a broad consensus and unity for national development.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will meet the press at the Great Hall of the People after the conclusion of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress on Friday morning.