People wave Chinese national flags after a grand national flag-raising ceremony was held at the Tian anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, Jan. 1, 2021. (Xinhua/Ju Huanzong)
Daunting development tasks lie ahead, and time is short. The country needs to work quickly to formulate development guidelines and decide how to implement them effectively.
China s two sessions are slated to convene this week, returning to the regular March schedule after last year s postponement to May due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The arrangement reconfirms that China s political, economic and social life is returning to normal, injecting confidence into the world amid the fight against the virus.