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The NPC and CPPCC Sessions Draw Worldwide Attention
The eyes and ears of the country are turned every March to the annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and increasingly so is worldwide attention. What are the sessions in the eyes of foreign journaists? What's different this year and what trends do they see emerging? Zhao Lixing, counselor with the Information Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has confirmed that over 800 journalists representing overseas media showed up this year, and from a staggering list of topics, questions about people's well-being top their interview lists. The domestic media has the same concerns.
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Bearing the burden of capturing that opening ceremony: a foreign journalist at the Third Session of the 11th NPC. |
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Preoccupations of overseas media include China’s economic recovery and maintenance, currency appreciation, real estate market and environment. |
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Australian broadcaster queries Wang Guangtao, chairman of the NPC Environmental and Resources Protection Committee, on climate change, energy saving and emission reduction issues. |
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A Reuter correspondent holds an umbrella for his interviewee, a deputy representing an ethnic minority. Photos by Yu Xiangjun |
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Foreign diplomats hasten to the NPC session, opened March 5, 2010. |
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