Ministers' pathway offers keen insights

The path from the Great Hall of the People's north gate to the meeting place is only 100 meters long and can be traversed in under a minute, but this ministers' pathway is a channel filled with news.

During the annual sessions of China's top legislature and advisory body, a swarm of journalists line this red-carpeted path, awaiting the arrival of ministers and hoping to ask them questions on the day's hot topics face-to-face.

This year is no exception.