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The People's Daily hails in its editorial the
convocation of the annual session of China's top legislature slated
for Friday, which it refers to as a major event of vital importance
in pressing ahead with the national drive to build a well-off
society in an all-round way.
During the Second Session of the 10th National People's Congress
(NPC), deputies will hear and deliberate reports on the work of the
government, the NPC Standing Committee, the Supreme Court and
Supreme Procuratorate, and on the budget and social and economic
development plan.
The editorial notes that a major task of the annual session is
to deliberate the drafted amendment to the country's
constitution.
Therefore, "the opening of the session is a major issue in the
political life of the people of all ethnicities across the
country," the newspaper says in an editorial to be published
Friday.
The editorial reviews the major achievements China had scored
last year, including the victory in the fight against SARS and the
country's first manned space flight and, it says that the NPC
Standing Committee, set up a year ago, had done a lot to boost
development in economic, political and cultural spheres, and
improve legislation and supervision.
The achievements of the NPC has proved that the people's
congress system is "a sound system with great advantaged and strong
vitality to comply with China's realities." and "it will play a
still greater role in pushing ahead the country's reform and
opening up and the realization of the great goal of building a
well-off society in an all-round way," says the editorial.
The year 2004 is crucial to the fulfillment of China's 10th
five-year plan for social and economic development, notes the
editorial, acknowledging that to complete all the work set for the
year is of crucial and far-reaching significance to maintaining the
good momentum in economic and social development.
It also calls on NPC deputies to contribute their good ideas at
the session to facilitate the development of the country.
(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2004)
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