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The State of the Union Address US President Joe Biden delivered on Tuesday, his first, has won more plaudits for its criticism of Russia than the solutions he proposed to tackle the United States' economic and social woes.

But the rah-rah it generated will likely be short-lived, since Biden probably created more doubts than confidence in his claim that "We are stronger today than we were a year ago", as much of his speech was dedicated to resolving problems created by his administration, including the Ukraine crisis.

For Li Guoqin, a national legislator from the Inner Mongolia autonomous region, the most anticipated moment of the National People's Congress sessions over the past four years has been sitting down with President Xi Jinping to discuss top issues facing the nation.

A key message extended by the president during the deliberations, said Li, who is a village chief in Duolun county, was that the nation must give top priority to the interests of the people, closely rely on the people and keep delivering more tangible benefits to the people.

文｜黃祝熹

文｜王晗玉