Highlights of first 'passage interviews' by national political advisers
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National political advisers have their first "passage interviews" at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing this afternoon.

Passage interviews got their name because they usually take place on walkways leading to the main hall of the Great Hall of the People before or after plenary meetings of the National People's Congress and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.
Here are the highlights:
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