Journalists work at a press conference for the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing yesterday. The CPPCC National Committee, China's top political advisory body, held a press conference yesterday, one day ahead of its annual session. China News Service
The second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, will open at 3 p.m. in Beijing today and close on the morning of March 10, lasting six days, according to a press conference yesterday.
Liu Jieyi, spokesperson for the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, said at the press conference that reflecting on the past year, the 14th CPPCC National Committee made a "good start" after assuming duty last year.
The 14th CPPCC National Committee has focused on making suggestions on the Chinese path to modernization in a wide range of fields including China's rural revitalization, development for private enterprises, building the country's ecological civilization, enhancing the influence of Chinese civilization, and improving policy systems to boost birth rates, Liu said.
In 2024, the CPPCC National Committee continues to focus on the goals and tasks of Chinese modernization and give advice and recommendations in accordance with the major decisions and plans of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, the major strategic needs of the country, and practical issues in development, Liu told reporters.
Besides, Liu said the CPPCC also continues to enrich the form of consultation to improve its quality and give full play to the unique strengths of consultative oversight throughout the political advisory body's work.
"Since the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, 94 consultation activities have been held, with a total of 5,087 participants and 1,602 people making speeches, fully reflecting the opinions and suggestions of the general public," Liu told the press conference.
The proposed agenda for this year's session includes hearing and deliberating on a work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and a report on how the proposals from political advisers have been handled since the previous session of the CPPCC National Committee.
Members of the CPPCC National Committee will sit in on the second session of the 14th National People's Congress, China's top legislature, as non-voting participants to hear and discuss documents including the government work report, according to the agenda.
The second session of the 14th NPC will hold a press conference today at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, one day before the opening of its annual session.