Political advisor warns of feminization of men in media, pushes cultivating masculine boys

After at least three political advisors and lawmakers have pushed "sex-balance" in education, another political advisor warned of the feminization of male characters in films, TV dramas and other public ...

Chinese lawmaker proposes including abandonment of pets in personal social credit records

A Chinese lawmaker's proposal to include the abandonment of pets in personal social credit records has gained a lot of support among both Chinese netizens and experts in animal protection. ...

Calls growing to include sex education in Chinese primary and secondary education curriculum to protect children

Several proposals have been made during this year's two sessions to the country's education authority to include sex education in primary and secondary education curriculum. This has been a response ...

Political advisors call for housing discounts for young people living alone

A Chinese political advisor proposed that the government offer housing discounts for single young people who live alone in order to boost the marriage rate and tackle physical and mental ...

Political advisor details plans to improve ability to find, recover looted relics

China will continue to recover cultural relics in various ways, including the promotion of improved laws in China and abroad, and international cooperation in cracking down on the trafficking of ...

Political advisor urges establishment of Yarlung Zangbo national park in Tibet

A Chinese political advisor suggested the country should accelerate building the Yarlung Tsangbo national park in the southeastern part of Southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, an action to further preserve ...

NPC deputy proposes further support policies to secure better CIIEs

To bolster the sound development of the China International Import Expo (CIIE), a Shanghai deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) proposed additional policy support to ensure that items shown ...

Chinese lawmaker urges more private-sector participation in warplane development

A Chinese lawmaker has proposed at the ongoing two sessions that the country should further open up the industry chains for military aircraft development to private companies. Chinese analysts said ...

Chinese lawmaker suggests a 'Chinese Characters Day' to break Western discourse monopoly

A Chinese lawmaker suggested the country should establish a national day for Chinese written language, to express the country's culture and confidence, and to break the discourse monopoly of the ...

Political advisors propose to set Teachers' Day on ancient educator Confucius' birthday

More than 50 Chinese political advisors have jointly proposed to set Teacher's Day on ancient educator and philosopher Confucius's birthday to mark the day's significance by endowing it with cultural ...

Lawmaker suggests making relationship and marriage education a compulsory course in universities

The hashtag for a proposal to establish a compulsory relationship and marriage education course in universities has topped the trending list on Chinese social media on Monday, with netizens putting ...

CPPCC member reiterates necessity in fintech regulation, calls for 'zero tolerance' in violations of laws

Fintech is essentially a technology-driven financial innovation activity, which should be regulated and licensed to operate. Any "pseudo-innovation" should be severely cracked down on and violations of laws should be ...

Political advisor suggests marking 360th anniversary of recovery of Taiwan as China's territory in 2022 to promote national reunification

A political advisor from Taiwan proposed commemorating in 2022 the 360th anniversary of the national hero Zheng Chenggong's recovery of the island as China's territory, which he believed would be ...

NPC deputy suggests to halving personal income tax in Northeast China

Personal income tax for residents in Northeast China's Heilongjiang, Jilin and Liaoning provinces should be decreased by 50 percent on the premise of previous taxation law and tax burden, advised ...

Chinese political advisor urges domestic development of military-themed video games

China should develop military-themed video games that reflect features of the Chinese military and use them for supplementary training for the People's Liberation Army (PLA), according to a national political ...

Chinese political advisor proposes to tighten admission standards for international students

A proposal to tighten admission standards for international students in China has gained support among Chinese netizens. However, experts noted that China is making certain strategic adjustments in the ...

NPC deputy calls to shorten the length of China's basic education, from 12 to 10 years

A deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) suggested shortening China's basic education, from 12 years to 10 years, which triggered heated discussion on China's social media platforms. ...

Chinese cultural expert refutes lawmaker's proposal to establish day dedicated to traditional Chinese costume at the two sessions

A proposal to establish "Hanfu Day," a holiday focused on the traditional clothing of the ethnic Han Chinese , at the two sessions has sparked heated discussions on Chinese social ...

Leading medical expert Zhang Boli suggests establishing virus strain databases, speeding up vaccines against COVID-19 mutations

China should establish a national-level virus strain and gene sequences database and carry out pre-research on vaccines against threats posed by COVID-19 mutations, Chinese deputies and political advisors suggested, in ...

'Coming of Age Day' proposed to boost traditional ritual

A Chinese political advisor has proposed a nationwide celebration for the coming of age of adolescents turning 18 to promote the traditional Chinese ritual.

China is a manufacturing heavyweight, but not strong enough: CPPCC member

Si Zefu, a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee (CPPCC) and Chairman of Harbin Electric Corporation (HE), said on Sunday that China's manufacturing industry remains "big ...

NPC deputy suggests tighter regulation of van-hailing and courier services

NPC deputy Li Zhiqiang, who is a deputy director general of Shanxi provincial administration for market regulation, submitted recommendations on increasing efforts to regulate online van-hailing and courier services at ...

Chinese lawmaker suggests 'gender-differential' education to 'make boys more manly'

A Chinese lawmaker proposed that schools should push “gender-differential” education for students to “make boys more like boys and girls more like girls,” fueling the fire that is still raging ...

Chinese lawmaker proposes removing English as core subject

Is English really that important? A Chinese lawmaker at the two sessions has proposed removing English as a core subject for Chinese students receiving compulsory education, triggering heated discussion on ...

NPC deputy proposes incorporating safety education into China's nine-year compulsory education curriculum

A Chinese lawmaker suggested including safety education against sexual assault, trafficking, domestic violence, drowning, etc. into China's nine-year compulsory education curriculum, to protect juveniles.

Central govt should help HK schools design courses in national defense, foreign policy, Constitution: proposal

Central government organs, including the Ministry of Justice and Ministry of National Defense, should send a team annually to Hong Kong's schools to organize forums and provide course materials to ...

Chinese lawmaker suggests including organ donation rate into civilized city evaluation

To tackle China's low rate of organ donation, a lawmaker suggested including organ donation rate in the criteria for determining a civilized city, meaning a city's organ donation rate must ...

Senior political advisor recommends expanding compulsory education in former impoverished areas

To consolidate China's poverty alleviation achievements, a senior member of China's political advisory body advocated that the country should popularize 12-year compulsory education in former deeply impoverished areas, an upgrade ...

Lawmaker suggests complete indoor smoking ban, national smoke-free law in China

China should completely ban smoking in indoor public places and enact a national-level smoke-free law to protect the health of non-smokers, a Chinese lawmaker said in a proposal brought to ...

Chinese legislator announces plans to build a Shenzhen University campus in Hong Kong

Ahead of this year's two sessions, Chinese legislator Li Qingquan, who is also the president of Shenzhen University (SZU) in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, told media that SZU plans ...

Chinese legislator suggests national standard on vaccine storage, public information

A Chinese legislator suggested the country establish a national standard for vaccine storage and transportation and a system of vaccine reservation and public information as the quality and security of ...

Political advisor pushes 'sex-balance' in schools amid controversy over education proposal to make boys more masculine

The topic of increasing the "masculinity" of boys has once again become heated on Chinese social media after a Chinese political advisor suggested that primary and middle schools should hire ...

Two sessions representatives call for seed self-sufficiency

Chinese legislators and political advisors have called for a higher level of self-sufficiency in seed supply and the improved breeding of livestock and poultry to reduce the risk of supply ...

NPC deputies suggest invigorating tech innovations to empower real economy

As global technology contest, digital economy in particular, becomes more frenetic in recent years amid the fourth Industrial Revolution, Chinese tech firms are calling for joint efforts in making technology ...

Chinese political advisor proposes establishing national 'data bank' to ensure info security

China should establish a national “data bank” to strengthen management of the use of biometric data including facial and fingerprint recognition and enterprises should be strictly regulated when collecting residents' ...

Chinese legislator proposes lifelong ban for entertainers who take drugs

A Chinese legislator has proposed permanently banning entertainers from performing in the industry again if they take drugs, ahead of China's upcoming two sessions. The proposal was lauded by many ...

NPC deputies call for stronger protection of personal information

NPC deputy Cai Weiping, who is chief expert of the Infectious Diseases Division of the No.8 People's Hospital in Guangzhou city, Guangdong Province, has called for stronger protection of citizens' ...

Chinese legislator to propose allowing gestational surrogacy among specific groups

A Chinese legislator will submit a proposal at China's upcoming two sessions, suggesting that China should allow surrogacy among specific groups, with strict and sound regulations and a supervision mechanism. ...

CPPCC member challenges one-size-fits-all urban policy requiring unification of Chinese store signs

As China's 2021 two sessions approach, many proposals about public issues are being prepared by members of the top political advisory body, including one that challenges government policy unifying store ...

NPC deputy calls for China's own standards for electric appliances, new technologies

Dong Mingzhu, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) and chairwoman of Chinese home appliance giant Gree Electric Appliances, suggests that responsible government departments should publish China's own national ...

Chinese legislator urges enhanced drone usage in border regions

A Chinese legislator who leads a regiment in the country's southwestern border defense frontline will submit a proposal at the upcoming two sessions, suggesting that China should enhance border management ...

Two sessions form may be similar to last year, postponement unlikely: NPC deputies

Amid a resurgence of sporadic COVID-19 cases in some Chinese cities, deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) approached by the Global Times on Monday said that the ...

HK-related issues not being discussed in Beijing: HK delegate to NPC Standing Committee

Tam Yiu-chung, Hong Kong's delegate to the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), told the Global Times on Wednesday that no Hong Kong-related issues are on the agenda ...

NPC reviews draft law on food waste, banning popular eating show

China's top legislature on Tuesday reviewed draft legislation against food waste in Beijing, which would ban popular eating shows and require governments above the county level to establish food banks. ...