A news conference on the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4. The first session of the 12th NPC is scheduled to last from March 5 to 17.

The news conference on the first session of the 12th NPC is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4 (WEI YAO)

A journalist asks a question at the news conference (XINHUA)

Fu Ying, spokesperson for the 12th NPC, speaks at the news conference on the first session of the 12th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4. She is the first spokeswoman elected for the NPC session (WEI YAO)