Lou Qinjian, spokesman for the third session of the 14th National People's Congress, attends a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2025. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
BEIJING -- The National People's Congress, China's national legislature, held a news conference on Tuesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session.
China speeds up finalization of draft law to protect, promote private firms
China is accelerating the revising and finalization of a draft law aimed at promoting the growth and protection of private enterprises, the National People's Congress, the country's national legislature, said at a news conference on Tuesday, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session.
Lou Qinjian, spokesman for the third session of the 14th National People's Congress, attends a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2025. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
China prevents sci-tech innovation from becoming game of rich countries: spokesperson
China has proposed the Global AI Governance Initiative to help bridge the technological divide and prevent sci-tech innovation from becoming a game of the rich countries and the wealthy.
Lou: DeepSeek's open sourcing has contributed China's wisdom to the world
Journalists work at a news conference of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2025. [Photo by Wang Zhuangfei/chinadaily.com.cn]
Lou: China-US ties stand for mutual benefit, win-win cooperation
The essence of China-US economic and trade relations is mutual benefit and win-win cooperation, said Lou Qinjian.
He criticized the US for its unilateral imposition of tariffs, which violates World Trade Organization rules and disrupts the security and stability of global industrial and supply chains.
China seeks to address US concerns through dialogue, consultation
China hopes to work with the United States to address each other's concerns through dialogue and consultation on the basis of mutual respect, equality, reciprocity and mutual benefit.
China, Europe are partners that contribute to each other's success: spokesman
The healthy and stable development of China-Europe relations aligns with the fundamental and long-term interests of both sides, as well as the common expectations of the international community, Lou Qinjian said.
China always stands with Global South countries: spokesman
Journalists work at a news conference of the third session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2025. [Photo by Kuang Linhua/chinadaily.com.cn]
China's defense expenditure as a percentage of GDP lower than world average: spokesman
Since 2016, China's annual defense spending has maintained single-digit growth for nine years in a row, said Lou Qinjian.
China's defense expenditure as a share of GDP has been kept under 1.5 percent for many years, he added.
