The annual "two sessions," a highly anticipated event on China's political calendar, began on Tuesday with the opening of the annual session of the country's top political advisory body.

China targets an economic growth rate of around 5 percent in 2025, according to a government work report submitted Wednesday to the national legislature for deliberation.

The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its third session on Wednesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

The Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) approved 24 law bills since the 2024 NPC annual session, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

The Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area has reported improving connectivity in infrastructure, rules and mechanisms, as well as people-to-people exchanges, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

China's defense expenditure as a percentage of GDP is lower than the world average, a spokesperson said Tuesday.

China's economy is underpinned by a stable foundation, multiple advantages, strong resilience and great potential, a spokesperson said Tuesday, voicing "full confidence" in the country's economic prospects.

As a developing country and a member of the Global South, China has always stood with the Global South, a spokesperson said on Tuesday.

China's top political advisory body, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, opened its annual session on Tuesday in Beijing.

As China's "two sessions" approach, the world has once again turned its eyes to Beijing. This major political event will unveil economic and social development plans for the year and demonstrate how Chinese democracy serves the country and its 1.4 billion people.

Members from various sectors of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) have registered for the top political advisory body's annual session, scheduled to open on Tuesday in Beijing.

The underlying conditions for and basic trend of the long-term sound development of the Chinese economy remain unchanged, a spokesperson said Monday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, on Friday chaired a meeting of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee to discuss a draft government work report to be submitted by the State Council to the upcoming national legislature session for review.

The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, held a press conference on Monday, one day before its annual session.