Suggestions, proposals lead to range of concrete steps

Central government agencies handled tens of thousands of suggestions and proposals made by national legislators and political advisers over the course of last year, which led to measures being taken on issues such as overpriced COVID-19 medication, food security and technological innovation, officials said on Tuesday.

State Council Information Office spokeswoman Xing Huina said in 2022 departments of the State Council, China's Cabinet, managed 8,721 suggestions proposed by deputies to the National People's Congress, the national legislature, and 5,865 proposals made by members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, the country's top political advisory body.

The agencies adopted around 4,100 suggestions and proposals, which were turned into 2,100 relevant policies or measures, she told a news conference in the run-up to the two sessions, the annual meetings of the NPC and the CPPCC, which open on March 5 and 4, respectively.