The sales of the book "Xi Jinping: the Governance of China", have exceeded 5.2 million around the world, Zhou Mingwei, head of China Foreign Languages Publishing Administration, said Wednesday.
Legislators on Wednesday deliberated amendments to laws on education to promote the development of private schools.
Participants at the 4th China-Africa People's Forum (CAPF) held in-depth discussions about the people-to-people exchanges in strengthening China-Africa cooperation and reaching consensus.
Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao called on China and Africa to draw on private investment in their industrial cooperation when he addressed the fourth China-Africa People's Forum in Yiwu of east China's Zhejiang Province.
The proposal aims to prevent "the most corrupt criminals from serving shorter prison terms through commutation," according to a third draft of an amendment to the Criminal Law.
Gu Xin, former board chairman of China Oriental Performing Arts Group, has been arrested for suspected bribe taking and corruption, according to the Supreme People's Procuratorate (SPP).
Experts said that China's island reclamation in the South China Sea is well-founded, and the United States has adopted double standards on the issue.
The national legislative body is reviewing the third draft of the Air Pollution Control Law, which tightens controls on emissions from vehicles and vessels and is expected to be passed this week.
China is considering stricter legislation to block felons convicted of corruption from seeking to shorten their sentences as part of its nationwide campaign to build a clean government.
Victims of domestic violence would be able to apply to courts for protection and the courts would be required to hear such applications, under China's first draft law covering the issue.
Four categories of inmates who were sentenced before Jan 1 and who do not pose a threat to society will be granted the special amnesty.