Editor's notes:
The National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) got underway in Beijing earlier this month. More than 2,700 NPC deputies and over 2,000 CPPCC members from across the country are discussing major issues concerning the nation's development. The discussions have thrown up a number of hot words and phrases, and China.org.cn has selected the hottest utterances from the two sessions to shine a light on the main issues currently on people's lips.
March 4, 2012
Word/phrase | Description | Related reading/event | |
Defense budget |
China plans to raise its defense budget by 11.2 percent to 670 billion yuan (106.4 billion U.S. dollars) in 2012. |
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Huang Xihua (NPC deputy) |
Huang Xihua said China could have its own "Thanksgiving Day" during a NPC meeting session for Guangdong deputies held in Beijing. |
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Wukan election |
Seven members of village committee of Wukan, a village in the southern province of Guangdong, have been elected by March 4, several months after residents staged massive protests over illegal land sales and abuse of power. |
March 3: CPPCC annual session (CPPCC work report); Long March-5 rocket; Lowering marriageable age