BEIJING, 2 March (BelTA - Xinhua) - Media Center Hotel in Beijing has been unusually busy since Thursday as Chinese and foreign journalists gather there to report on the "two sessions."
The Fifth Session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) is scheduled to begin March 5, and the Fifth Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is scheduled to start March 3.
Located in west Beijing, Media Center Hotel has served as the press center for the two sessions since 2008. Journalists arrived at the hotel before the opening of the annual political meetings to get press cards and prepare for reporting.
This year's meetings received over 3,000 journalist applications, including 1,250 from foreign journalists, 200 more than last year, according to the press center.
Before the opening of the two sessions, the press center invited foreign journalists to discuss issues of public concern and their reporting requests and interests.
The center holds a number of press conferences during the two sessions each year. Network service is available for journalists inside the building.
