From March 3 to March 15, Zhang Jianhua, a delegate to the 12^th NPC and the chairman of Hiking Group, attended the Fifth Session of the 12^th National People’s Congress at Beijing. As an representative of the foreign trade sector, Mr. Zhang submitted 3 proposals covering foreign trade and people’s livelihood; the 3 proposals include A Proposal on Promoting Healthy Development of Cross-border E-commerce, A Proposal on Establishing a National Health Industrial Pilot Area at Laoshan Bay International HealthCare Region of Qingdao and A Proposal on Developing an Eldercare Model Integrating Medical Care and Eldercare, which are widely covered by public media.

    Premier Li Keqiang participated in a discussion with the delegation from Shandong province on March 6, 207. Zhang Jianhua delivered a keynote speech “Actively Promoting foreign Trade Transformation, Forging New Advantages in Trade-oriented Economy” at the meeting.

    On the sidelines of the session, Zhang Jianhua received interviews from many national, provincial and municipal medias including people.com.cn, china.com.cn, Economic Information Daily, China Daily, Dazhong Daily, Qilu Evening Newspaper, Qingdao Daily, QTV, qd.ifeng.com, Qingdao Financial Daily, qingdaonews.com, Peninsula City Newspaper and Business Weekly. He introduced his opinions and recommendations on the establishment of a National Health Industrial Pilot Area at Laoshan Bay International HealthCare Region, promotion healthy development of cross-border e-commerce and the development of an eldercare model integrating medical care and eldercare etc.