A view of the press center for the first annual sessions of the 13th NPC and the 13th CPPCC in Beijing on Feb 27, 2018. [Photo/VCG]

The first annual sessions of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) and the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), will open on March 5 and 3, respectively.

十三届全国人大一次会议和全国政协十三届一次会议将分别于3月5日和3月3日开幕。

Reporters will be given more opportunities to interview NPC deputies and CPPCC National Committee members since there will be a passage reserved for them in the Great Hall of the People for the first time.

今年，人民大会堂将首次为代表委员设立通道，让媒体记者有更多采访机会。

每年的全国两会期间，“部长通道(ministers' passage)”都是媒体记者集中关注的一个地方，部长们会在这里集中接受采访，回答记者提问。

今年全国两会首次开启的“代表通道(deputies' passage)”和“委员通道(CPPCC members' passage)”，将邀请各方面代表委员亮相，讲述代表委员心声，展现代表委员风采，展现中国两会的开放自信。