Every March, nearly 5,000 delegates gather in Beijing to set and endorse the national agenda at the annual sessions of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, generally referred to as lianghui, or the "two sessions".
The upcoming two sessions are raising expectations of being an important moment in China's development process and governance pattern, and they will create a new foundation on which the nation can grow further, global experts said.
Lawmakers and advisers will push for heavier punishment for human trafficking crimes next month at the two sessions-the annual meetings of China's top legislature and political advisory body.
The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Friday to discuss the draft government work report, which will be submitted by the State Council to the upcoming annual session of the national legislature for deliberation.
Ending excessive academic work and off-campus tutoring for primary and middle school students has been a prime concern for China's top legislators and political advisers, with the Ministry of Education implementing strong measures to address the issue.
The greater protection afforded to workers' rights in the food-delivery and car-hailing industries over the past year illustrates how a talking point at China's "two sessions" can result in swift and solid action to tackle thorny problems.
A digital working platform designed to assist lawmakers in better performing their duties was officially launched on Wednesday.
For Li Zongsheng, a lawyer from Northeast China's Liaoning province, his biggest expectation this year in national legislation is to see the birth of the country's first anti-fraud law.