Premier Li Keqiang delivered a government work report at the opening of this year's session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5. Here are some highlights.

Targets for 2021

- China sets its GDP growth target for 2021 at above 6 percent

- China plans to create more than 11 million new jobs in 2021

- China will maintain its CPI at around 3 percent in 2021

- China plans to cut the ratio of its deficit to GDP to around 3.2 percent for the year of 2021

- China to cut energy consumption per unit of GDP by around 3 percent in 2021

- China's R&D spending to grow by over 7 percent annually during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) period

- China to step up pollution control

- China will actively promote the development of nuclear power on the premise of safety

- China to continue with innovation-driven development strategy

- China to further shorten negative list for foreign investment

- China vows to protect legitimate rights of foreign companies

- China to further transform govt functions in 2021

- China to improve regional economic structures

- China will promote exchanges, cooperation and integrated development across the Taiwan Straits

- China will stick to the innovation-driven development strategy and accelerate the building of a modern industrial system during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period

Global partnerships

- China willing to expand two-way opening-up with other countries

- China to actively participate in intl cooperation in major infectious disease prevention, control

- China to quicken China-Japan-ROK FTA negotiations

- China to promote signing of China-EU investment treaty

- China will work for the early entry into force and implementation of the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement

- China actively considers joining the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership

- China firmly upholds multilateral trade regime

- China to actively develop global partnerships

- China will promote the high-quality development of the Belt and Road during the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-25) period

- China will deepen bilateral, multilateral and regional economic cooperation

By Xu Wei