Compulsory romance lessons among proposals at China's political conference

Social policies including punishing people who abandon pets catch Chinese people's attention online

Romance and marriage lessons" in schools, using the social credit system to penalise people who abandon their pets, and ending compulsory English lessons are among the proposals made on the sidelines of China's most important political conference.

The proposals were made by delegates at the Chinese people's political consultative conference (CPPCC), one of two major political meetings happening in Beijing this week under the banner of lianghui, or Two Sessions. While much of the focus is on high-level geopolitical and national announcements, the suggestions for social policies have caught Chinese people's attention online.