The second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens Monday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Photo: VCG

Delegates sing China’s national anthem Monday at the Great Hall of the People. The CPPCC is the one of two political gatherings known as the “Two Sessions,” which are held in the capital each year. The other, the National People’s Congress, opens Tuesday. Photo: VCG

Journalists attend a press conference Sunday for the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee. Photo: VCG

CPPCC National Committee spokesperson Liu Jieyi briefs Chinese and foreign reporters at Sunday’s press conference, where he also answered questions. Photo: VCG

Zou Jiayi, deputy secretary-general of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, answers reporters’ questions Sunday. Photo: IC Photo

Zhou Beichuan, director of the Information Bureau of the General Office of the CPPCC National Committee, attends the press conference. Photo: VCG

Liu speaks at the press conference. Photo: VCG

Journalists film the press conference. Photo: VCG