PLA deputies to annual NPC session gather in Beijing

The third session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) will be held in Beijing on March 5. NPC deputies from the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) have embarked on their trip to Beijing from their localities in all parts of China for the annual session. [Special coverage]

It is learnt that over the past year, under the arrangement of the General Political Department of the PLA, 86 PLA deputies to the NPC have participated in three training programs held by the NPC to improve their competence in performing the duty of participate in the deliberation and administration of state affairs.

Over the past year, the PLA deputies went to more than 90 troop units at the division and regiment levels and 260 grass-roots units where they carried out investigations and collected opinions. As a result, they have drafted 97 investigation reports and will submit 180-plus proposals to the NPC.