The Two Sessions are winding down. The election of new leaders on Saturday and Sunday signals a new beginning, and it's bringing fresh optimism.  

YU XUBO NPC DEPUTY "I think Chinese people are very confident. We are looking forward to have a very good growth in the next five years."

"Our expectation are overall not only the economic development, not only in terms of the figure but overall sustainability how the country develops and the well being of the people. I think the country takes care of the people, the environment and also the technology. Now we are changing the way how to develop the economy. I think in five years time you'll have a totally different country. We will be much stronger in terms of the economy and much sustainable way of development, we are raising our standard of developing our economy."

FANG HAIJIN, SUPERVISOR GENERAL ASSOCIATION OF CHINESE STUDENTS OF MACAO "We saw that work in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is closely related to our country's leadership and policies. We saw the proposal of the plan on the Greater Bay Area last year and this year at the Two Sessions it was proposed to be formally implemented. This process gives more opportunities to the youngsters in Macao to get to know the Mainland and even get involved in the construction."

2s LI LUN, GRADUATE STUDENT SCHOOL OF PUBLIC POLICY & MANAGEMENT, TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY "The Brazilian students said what impressed them most are the actions to 'take out tigers', 'swat flies' and 'hunt down foxes'. No place has been out of bounds in the fight against corruption. I think a powerful leadership core is what is able to provide such protection."