Zhang Yesui (C), spokesperson for the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), speaks during a press conference on the NPC session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2018. The first session of the 13th NPC will open in Beijing on March 5. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
The National People's Congress (NPC), China's top legislature, held a press conference ahead of its annual session in Beijing on Sunday morning.[Special coverage]
Zhang Yesui, spokesperson for the First Session of the 13th NPC, briefed the media and answered questions about the agenda and the work of the annual session.
Timetable: The first session of the 13th NPC
March 5
First session of the 13th NPC opens at 9 a.m. local time (0100 GMT);
Premier Li Keqiang delivers the 2018 government work report.
Zhang Yesui becomes NPC session spokesman
Zhang Yesui, executive vice-foreign minister since 2012, showed up as spokesman for the first session of China's 13th National People's Congress on Sunday.
Constitutional revision 'important task' for NPC annual session: spokesperson
Revising part of China's Constitution is an important task for the first annual session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, a spokesperson said Sunday.
China's national legislature to deliberate state institutional reform plan
China's national legislature will hear and deliberate on the institutional reform plan of the State Council, or the country's cabinet, a spokesperson said Sunday.
China's property tax legislation underway: spokesperson
China is accelerating efforts on the legislation of a closely-watched property tax law, a spokesperson for the annual session of the country's top legislature said Sunday.
China to push forward law-based taxation reform: spokesman
China will push forward law-based taxation reform and press ahead with its legislative agenda, a spokesperson for the annual session of the country's top legislature said Sunday.
China hopes for early DPRK-U.S. talks: spokesman
China hopes that talks between the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) and the United States would be held "as early as possible" and that the good momentum on the Korean Peninsula would be maintained.
China not to export 'Chinese model': spokesperson
China will neither import foreign models nor export a Chinese model of development, a spokesperson for the annual session of China's top legislature said Sunday.
Belt and Road Initiative yields fruitful results: spokesperson
The Belt and Road Initiative has yielded fruitful results during the past five years, a spokesperson for the annual session of China's top legislature said Sunday.
Supervisory system reform to enhance Party's leadership on anti-corruption: spokesperson
The reform of China's supervisory system is aimed at enhancing the Party's unified leadership on anti-corruption campaigns and covering all state functionaries, a spokesperson for the national legislature's annual session said Sunday.
Presidium elected, agenda set for China's annual legislative session
Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) gathered Sunday morning at a preparatory meeting to elect the presidium and set the agenda for the first session of the 13th NPC scheduled to begin on Monday.
Upcoming NPC annual session to open Monday
The first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, is set to open Monday and last 15 and a half days, a spokesperson said Sunday.
(With input from Xinhua and CGTN)
