CPPCC members who have seriously violated the CPPCC charter or resolutions adopted during CPPCC meetings shall be disciplined by the Standing Committee, including warnings to strip them of the qualifications necessary to participate in the CPPCC, depending on the gravity of the case. Disagreements with imposed sanction may be appealed.
SWAT teams and all other police units have strengthened patrol at Tian'anmen square and nearby areas.
Premier Li Keqiang said the government should fight against excessive use of power by people who are "renxing"-a word popular on the Internet that has gone beyond its traditional meaning of "headstrong" to also refer to someone who carelessly squanders money and power.
The agenda may become routine for a veteran reporter, but every year there are amusing moments when you hear or read some funny suggestions or proposals at the sessions.