Journalists invited to cover annual 'two sessions'

The National People’s Congress (NPC), the national legislature, and the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s national political advisory body, are inviting reporters from home and abroad to cover their annual sessions to be held in March, according to an official statement released Thursday.

The annual sessions of the CPPCC and NPC are scheduled to open March 4 and 5, respectively. News coverage of the two sessions will be carried out through various means, including on-site reporting, online video links and written forms.

Foreign journalists who want to cover the two sessions should submit applications to the press center of the two sessions.

The deadline for applications is Feb. 22, and more information about the two sessions is available on www.npc.gov.cn and www.cppcc.gov.cn.