Chinese Premier Li Qiang delivers a government work report at the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING — Chinese Premier Li Qiang presided over a State Council executive meeting on Tuesday.

The meeting deliberated and approved arrangements for the State Council's key 2024 tasks, as well as guidelines for the expansion of China's grain output and the facilitation of high-quality economic growth through the upgrading of standards.

It also heard a report on ensuring the high-quality and balanced development of compulsory education, and reviewed and adopted regulations on pensions and the preferential treatment granted to the families of deceased servicemen or to the disabled servicemen.