(DALIANNEWS)- The 1st Session of the 16th Dalian People's Congress opens in Dalian, a port city of Northeastern China’s Liaoning Province, January 22, 2018.

As of January 23, the meeting has received more than 600 suggestions proposed by members of the Standing Committee of the Dalian People's Congress, covering a wide array of fields including economic transformation, reform of the state-owned enterprises, construction of the free trade pilot zones, development of open economy, urban management, infrastructure construction, urban and rural environment construction, ecological civilization construction, business environment construction, talent team construction, as well as ensuring the wellbeing of the people and improving their lives.