Consultative sessions promote understanding

The bi-weekly consultation session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference - which was restored in 2013 - has become a platform to promote consultative democracy and mutual understanding.

"Leaders of the national committee of the CPPCC are able to meet about 400 CPPCC members a year, including many members from non-Communist parties and those with no political party affiliation," said Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC.

The first session on Oct 22, 2013 - held after a hiatus of 47 years - discussed economic development. Since then the CPPCC has held 46 sessions, pooling wisdom from more than 900 members and experts on topics from social and economic development to nuclear power.