China's five-year development targets focus on addressing people's concerns: official

BEIJING, March 7 (Xinhua) -- Over one third of China's major development targets for the 2026-2030 period will focus on resolving the pressing difficulties and problems that concern the people most, an official told a press conference Saturday.

To tangibly improve the educational and health standards of the people, the draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan set targets to increase the average years of education for the working-age population, the average life expectancy, and the number of medical staff per 1,000 people, said Zheng Bei, deputy head of the National Development and Reform Commission. ■