The14thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)opensitssecondsessionattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March5,2024.XiJinping,LiQiang,WangHuning,CaiQi,DingXuexiang,LiXiandHanZhengwerepresentattheopeningmeeting.(Xinhua/LiXueren)BEIJING,March5(Xinhua)--The14thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC),China'snationallegislature,openeditssecondsessionTuesdayattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing.XiJinping,LiQiang,WangHuning,CaiQi,DingXuexiang,LiXiandHanZhengwerepresentattheopeningmeeting,whichwasattendedbynearly3,000NPCdeputies.ZhaoLeji,executivechairmanofthesession'spresidium,presidedoverthemeeting.PremierLiQiangdeliveredagovernmentworkreportatthemeeting.Inthefaceofanunusuallycomplexinternationalenvironmentandthechallengingtasksofadvancingreformanddevelopmentandensuringstabilityathome,Chinaaccomplishedmaingoalsandtasksforeconomicandsocialdevelopmentin2023andmadesolidadvancesinbuildingamodernsocialistcountryinallrespects,Lisaidwhendeliveringthegovernmentworkreporttothesession.Reviewingtheworkthatwascarriedoutlastyear,hesaidthegovernmentstrengthenedmacroregulationandpromotedsteadyeconomicrecoveryandgrowth.Otherworkhelistedincludespromotingindustrialupgradingthroughinnovation,deepeningreform,expandingopeningup,andimprovingthebusinessenvironment.Whilerecognizingtheachievements,Liacknowledgedproblemsandchallenges,vowingthatthegovernmentwillfacethemhead-on,makeeveryefforttodeliver,anddoitsutmosttoliveuptotheexpectationsandtrustofthepeople.Lisaidtheyear2024marksthe75thanniversaryofthefoundingofthePeople'sRepublicofChina,anditisacrucialyearforfulfillingtheobjectivesandtaskssetoutinthe14thFive-YearPlan.Hedisclosedmajortargetsforthisyear'sdevelopment,includingaGDPgrowthofaround5percent,thecreationofover12millionjobsinurbanareas,andaCPIincreaseofaround3percent.Toachievethetargets,thepremiercalledformoreeffortstoadvancehigh-qualitydevelopment,promotebetterinterplaybetweenanefficientmarketandawell-functioninggovernment,andfurtherstimulateandboostthevitalityofthesociety.Lioutlinedmajortasksfor2024,includingstrivingtomodernizetheindustrialsystemanddevelopingnewqualityproductiveforcesatafasterpace,invigoratingChinathroughscienceandeducation,expandingdomesticdemand,continuingtodeepenreformandpursuinghigher-standardopeningup.Healsoelaboratedonworkrelatedtoimprovinggovernmentperformance,ethnicandreligiousaffairs,nationaldefenseandmilitarydevelopment,thedevelopmentofHongKongandMacao,cross-Straitrelations,andforeignpolicy.LawmakersreviewedareportfromtheStateCouncilontheimplementationofthe2023planfornationaleconomicandsocialdevelopmentandonthe2024draftplan,aswellasthedraftplanfornationaleconomicandsocialdevelopmentin2024.TheyalsoreviewedareportfromtheStateCouncilontheexecutionofthecentralandlocalbudgetsfor2023andonthedraftcentralandlocalbudgetsfor2024,aswellasthedraftcentralandlocalbudgetsfor2024.LiHongzhong,vicechairmanoftheNPCStandingCommittee,explainedadraftrevisiontotheOrganicLawoftheStateCouncilattheopeningmeeting.Thedraftrevisionconsistsof20articles.ThelawisofcrucialsignificancetoensuringthattheStateCouncilperformsitsdutiesinaccordancewiththeConstitutionandotherlaws,theexplanationstated.Theopeningmeetingofthesecondsessionofthe14thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)isheldattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March5,2024.(Xinhua/DingHaitao)ChinesePremierLiQiangdeliversagovernmentworkreportattheopeningmeetingofthesecondsessionofthe14thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)attheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March5,2024.(Xinhua/YaoDawei)ZhaoLejipresidesovertheopeningmeetingofthesecondsessionofthe14thNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)attheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March5,2024.(Xinhua/XieHuanchi)LiHongzhong,vicechairmanoftheNationalPeople'sCongress(NPC)StandingCommittee,explainsadraftrevisiontotheOrganicLawoftheStateCouncilattheopeningmeetingofthesecondsessionofthe14thNPCattheGreatHallofthePeopleinBeijing,capitalofChina,March5,2024.(Xinhua/LiuWeibing)Editor:DisclaimerTheviewsandopinionsexpressedinthisarticlearethoseoftheauthor's,GMW.cnmakesnorepresentationsastoaccuracy,suitability,orvalidityofanyinformationonthissiteandwillnotbeliableforanyerrors,omissions,ordelaysinthisinformation.