The media center for the annual sessions of China's top legislature and advisory body stands ready to serve reporters from home and abroad.
Foreign journalists receive press credentials for the two sessions, at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing, March 1, 2016.
The People's Congress system is China's fundamental political system.
The Presidium of the National People's Congress may introduce a bill to the National People's Congress for due consideration during its current session.
Delegation meetings usually take one of two forms, plenary meetings and group meetings.
According to the Rules of Procedure, members of the Presidium elected at the first meeting of the Presidium will take it in turns to chair the various plenary sessions of the NPC.