A press conference was held by the National Committee of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, during its first annual session in Beijing on March 7. CPPCC members Jia Zhibang, Chen Xiwen, Li Yining, Li Yizhong, Du Ying and Justin Yifu Lin answered questions at the conference.

Jia Zhibang, 66, Director of the State Forestry Administration

Chen Xiwen, 62, Deputy Director of the Leading Group on Rural Work under the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China

Li Yining, 82, a well-known economist

Li Yizhong, 68, former Minister of Industry and Information Technology

Du Ying, 60, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission

Justin Yifu Lin, 60, Peking University professor and former World Bank chief economist