The unbalanced development of Chinese society has gained the government's attention and measures to reverse it are already on track, according to overseas experts.
They believe that a pragmatic economic growth target evinces the Chinese government's reform determination, and that a slew of sweeping reform proposals signal deepening reform in a comprehensive way.
"Reading is the foundation to inherit and develop a nation's culture. Although reading has been growing in China, it is still at odds with our history of civilization," said Nie.
For Meng Lanzhi, founder of Hebei Tianzhu Iron and Steel (Group) Co. Ltd., smog is not just a health risk.
Premier Li Keqiang's government work report at the annual National People's Congress (NPC) session here on Wednesday has been closely scrutinized by experts, media and governments around the world.
Legislators and political advisors have urged Washington to condemn Saturday's deadly attack in southwest China as terrorist activity after the U.S.
The world also has reason to be vigilant as the current government attempts to reinterpret its pacifist Constitution and lift a ban on Japan exercising the right of collective self-defense.
Xia Shuqin (4th R, front), a survival of the Nanjing Massacre, heads for a tribunal with his supporters in Tokyo, Japan, June 30, 2006.