Meeting of minds
Updated: 2013-03-17 07:51
(China Daily)
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The new leaders are the big stars at the "two sessions" - Li Ye, an NPC deputy from Yunnan's Hani ethnic group asks for autographs from the newly elected President Xi Jinping and Li Keqiang, the new premier. Xu Jingxing / China Daily |
Though the "two sessions" are an official occasion, the participants share many informal moments too.
Every year the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference bring together the delegates from across the country to Beijing. These meetings, commonly referred to as the "two sessions", help shape the future of the nation. Delegates often endure long hours in the meeting hall while working under the public microscope. As the meetings come to a close, China Daily takes a look at some lighter moments from the two sessions, the interaction between delegates among themselves and the reporters who are covering the event.
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Outgoing Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi (third left) waits to participate in the election of leaders of the legislature, State and military at the NPC plenary meeting on Thursday. Yang was endorsed as State Councilor on Saturday. Xu Jingxing / China Daily |
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Mao Xinyu, CPPCC member and the grandson of former Chairman Mao Zedong, has been surrounded by cameras and microphones during the two sessions. Jiang Dong / China Daily |
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NPC Deputy Tan Jing, who is also a famous singer, is surrounded by reporters as she leaves the Great Hall of the People. Feng Yongbin / China Daily |
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Rehangul Yimir, 24, is Xinjiang's first migrant worker to sit as an NPC deputy and is the youngest deputy in the Xinjiang delegation. Xu Jingxing / China Daily |
(China Daily 03/17/2013 page6)