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P10| General Secretary Xi Jinping: Efforts should be made to foster new opportunities amid challenges and make new advances amid changes

Eradicating absolute poverty, upholding people-centered philosophy and seeking new opportunities from challenges, General Secretary Xi Jinping brought reassuring messages at times of uncertainty and difficulty.

He spoke on a wide range of topics at this year’s “two sessions”.

He stressed analyzing China’s economic situation from a comprehensive, dialectical and long-term perspective, urging efforts to foster new opportunities amid challenges and make new advances amid changes.

He particularly stressed adhering to “people first” in coordinating epidemic control and economic and social development.

General Secretary Xi Jinping’s important speech strengthened the confidence and courage of the entire party and the people of all ethnic groups in the country to turn pressure into motivation and turn crises into opportunities.

P22| Understanding the Two Sessions: Why is the Government Work Report so special this year?

Premier Li Keqiang delivered the annual Government Work Report at the Great Hall of the People before assembled delegates of the National People’s Congress on May 22, 2020.

This year’s Government Work Report is particularly special.

Not only because that report has been drafted for a long time and revised dozens of times, but also the length of the context has been reduced by nearly half compared with previous years.

More importantly, it decided not to set a specific annual economic growth target for 2020.So what are the goals set in this year’s government work report?

P06| Editorial

P36| Images

P42| Spotlights on Two Sessions

P57| Ministres’ Interviews

P67| Opinions: NPC deputies and CPPCC menbers

P91| Two Sessions Hot Topics