Annual session of China's top political advisory body to run from March 4 to 11

China's top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will hold its annual session from March 4 to 11 in Beijing, a spokesman for the session said on Tuesday.

The fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee will begin at 15:00 on Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People and conclude on the morning of March 11, seven days in total, said Liu Jieyi, the spokesman, said at a press conference in Beijing.

The session will sum up the CPPCC National Committee's work since the third session and make arrangements for work in this year. The main agenda for the fourth session includes: hearing and deliberating a work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee and a report on how the proposals from political advisors have been handled since the previous session of the CPPCC National Committee; sitting in on the fourth session of the 14th National People's Congress to hear and discuss documents including the government work report; discussing a draft outline of the 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) for national economic and social development; reviewing and approving a political resolution on the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee; reviewing and approving a resolution on the work report of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee; reviewing and approving a resolution on the work of proposals from political advisors since the third session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee; and reviewing and approving a report on the examination of proposals of the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee," Liu said.

"During the session, there will be an opening meeting, a closing meeting, and two plenary meeting addresses. At places where members of the CPPCC National Committee are accommodated, sector-specific group meetings will be held, and members from some sectors will hold consultation meetings. Diplomatic envoys to China will be invited to observe the opening and closing meetings. The session will organize three interviews on members of the CPPCC National Committee," he said.