Xi takes part in deliberation at annual national legislative session

Robot rentals in China are shifting from a niche, individual pastime to a mainstream trend. Prices have fallen dramatically—from 10,000 yuan (about $1,455) a day to just over 100 yuan, and the market is expanding to lower-tier cities.

China targets an economic growth of 4.5 percent to 5 percent this year and will strive for better in practice, according to a government work report submitted Thursday to the country's top legislature for deliberation.

The All-China Women's Federation (ACWF) held a meeting in Beijing on Monday to mark International Women's Day, which is observed on March 8, and to honor outstanding female role models across the country.

China's annual sessions of its top legislature and political advisory body, known as the "two sessions," are about to kick off in Beijing. 2026, the first year of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) period, sees the event taking on heightened expectations.

The upcoming "two sessions," the annual meetings of China's top legislature, the National People's Congress (NPC), and the top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), provide an important opportunity to observe Chinese modernization and a key window into understanding whole-process people's democracy in China.