Hot words from NPC & CPPCC sessions (March 3)

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The National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) got underway in Beijing earlier this month. More than 2,700 NPC deputies and over 2,000 CPPCC members from across the country are discussing major issues concerning the nation's development. The discussions have thrown up a number of hot words and phrases, and China.org.cn has selected the hottest utterances from the two sessions to shine a light on the main issues currently on people's lips.

March 3, 2012

Word/phrase	Description	Related reading/event
CPPCC annual session; CPPCC work report	China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin delivered a report on the work of the country's top political advisory body at the opening meeting of its annual full session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 3.	Highlights of CPPCC work report
Long March-5 rocket	China has made key technological progress in developing Long March-5 large-thrust carrier rocket and it is hopeful that the new generation rocket will make its maiden flight in 2014.	China hopes to send Long March-5 rocket into space in 2014
Lowering marriageable age	Huang Xihua, a deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC), said at the NPC's ongoing legislative session that the legal marriageable age should be lowered in order to provide more options for young people.	Proposal on lowering marriageable age stirs debate