In the past few days, Mr Ma and his party, the Kuomintang (KMT), have been squabbling bitterly with the opposition Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and its leader, Tsai Ing-wen, over the key question of persimmons.
Despite these challenges, Wen also takes over as Planned Parenthood and healthcare have become rallying points for the left.
But that has been adjusted to encourage energy efficiency, and at the same time the leadership has started to argue that growth and greenery are compatible.Since Wen Jiabao took over as prime minister, the leadership has tried to define economic growth as something broader and longer-term than GDP figures imply: the emphasis has been on a "harmonious society" and "scientific development".
— and after a government body that Mr. Wen presides over exempted the company from certain rules.
In 2004, after the State Council, a government body Mr. Wen presides over, exempted Ping An Insurance and other companies from rules that limited their scope, Ping An went on to raise $1.8 billion in an initial public offering of stock.
At the N.P.C. meeting, Mr. Xi will formally replace Hu Jintao as president and Li Keqiang will take over for Wen Jiabao as premier.
This is a transition year, when President Hu Jintao and Mr. Wen start to hand over the reins to a new leadership after a decade in power.
When Mr Wen's successor takes over in 2013, the current plan will still have more than two years to run.
Next year he is expected to take over from Wen Jiabao as prime minister.Few analysts expect Chinese leaders suddenly to start adopting the reforms that the central bank, World Bank and the DRC suggest.
She served as managing director for 37 years until 2000, when son Wen Chiu Chi took over and she became chairman.
