THE second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, held its closing meeting yesterday.

A resolution on a work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee, a resolution on a report on how the proposals from political advisers have been handled since the previous annual session, a report on the examination of new proposals, and a political resolution on the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee were approved at the meeting.

Wang Huning, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, delivered a speech at the meeting.

Meanwhile, Chinese national lawmakers had submitted 298 proposals to the country’s annual legislative session as of Friday noon, the deadline for proposal submissions at the ongoing second session of the 14th National People’s Congress (NPC), the country’s top legislature.

The secretariat of the session said it had also received over 7,000 suggestions, criticisms, and comments from NPC deputies. While the majority of the proposals are legislative bills, lawmakers’ suggestions mainly focus on developing new quality productive forces, fostering emerging and future industries, and expanding effective investment, among others.

China is planning to strengthen its legislation concerning the economy this year to accelerate the creation of a new pattern of development and deepen reform across the board, according to a work report of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, which was submitted for review to the second session of the 14th NPC on Friday.

To reach the goal, Chinese legislators will formulate a private sector promotion law and work on drawing up a financial stability law, a law on rural collective economic organizations, and a value-added tax law, according to the report.

Several other items of legislation, including the Mineral Resources Law, the Enterprise Bankruptcy Law, and the Unfair Competition Law, are also expected to be revised. A number of laws to ensure people’s well-being, such as those on public health emergency response and social assistance, will also be drafted.

The 14th NPC will hold the closing meeting of its second session this afternoon.

(Xinhua)