Press center for sessions launched in Beijing

A staff member arranges a press room in the press center for the 2013 sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, Feb 26, 2013. The upcoming annual sessions of the NPC, China's top legislature, and the CPPCC, the country's top political advisory body, opened its press center Tuesday in the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing. The first session of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC is to convene on March 3 and the first annual session of the 12th NPC begins on March 5. [Photo/Xinhua]

Journalists work in the telecom and network service room of the press center for two sessions in the Media Center Hotel in Beijing on Feb 26. The upcoming annual sessions of the NPC, China's top legislature, and the CPPCC, the country's top political advisory body, opened its press center Tuesday in the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing. The first session of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC is to convene on March 3 and the first annual session of the 12th NPC begins on March 5. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto]

Staff members prepare for the reception of foreign journalists at the press center for the two sessions in the Media Center Hotel in Beijing on Feb 26. The upcoming annual sessions of the NPC, China's top legislature, and the CPPCC, the country's top political advisory body, opened their press center Tuesday in the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing. The first session of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC is to convene on March 3 and the first annual session of the 12th NPC begins on March 5. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto]

Zhu Shouchen (L), vice-director of the press center for the two sessions, gives an interview in the Media Center Hotel in Beijing on Feb 26. The upcoming annual sessions of the NPC, China's top legislature, and the CPPCC, the country's top political advisory body, opened a press center Tuesday in the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing. The first session of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC is to convene on March 3 and the first annual session of the 12th NPC begins on March 5. [Photo by Zhu Xingxin/Asianewsphoto]