Proposed laws on ethnic unity, economy praised

National lawmakers and political advisers have expressed their support for proposed legislation that aims to foster a strong sense of community for the Chinese nation, and have also called for accelerating legislative efforts in the economic sector.

The deputies to the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, and members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, China's top political advisory body, made the remarks while discussing the annual work report of the NPC Standing Committee.

The report was submitted to the ongoing third session of the 14th NPC on Saturday for review. It said that China will "formulate a law on promoting ethnic unity and progress to forge a strong sense of national identity, reinforcing the Chinese people as one cohesive community".