Other fun bits: An 'asteroid patrol', brain:computer fusion, DNA storage, enhanced privacy laws Share Copy China has put quantum communications networks and a brain:machine interface on its to-do list in plans unveiled at its annual "Two Sessions" parliamentary sittings. The centerpiece of the Two Sessions, which sees 5,000 of the nation's political elite gather for meetings of the National People's Congress (NPC) and top political advisory body the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is discussion of a new five-year plan for the nation's development. The 14th Five-Year Plan, a document outlining objectives from 2021 until 2025, is not allowed to be released before finalization. However a 142-page long draft in simplified Chinese was made legally public and select parts have been translated by Chinese journalist, Zichen Wang of state-controlled