The meeting, held Friday, also reviewed and adopted the revised draft of Regulations on Procedures for Formulating Administrative Regulations.
Discussions focused on strengthening China’s sci-tech capabilities, accelerating key technology breakthroughs, and promoting high-quality development in the marine economy sector.
The meeting comes ahead of the upcoming April Politburo session, where economic performance and impacts from the Iran war on China’s economy may be addressed.
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