News center for Congress to open on Wednesday

A media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China will open on Wednesday.

The media center will handle credentials and interview applications for foreign journalists and journalists from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions, as well as Taiwan.

The center will also organize news conferences and arrange coverage of the Congress for reporters. The press reception service area of the media center is located in Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing.

A website (http://20th.cpcnews.cn) and social media accounts on WeChat, Weibo and Toutiao for the media center opens on Monday to provide information about the Congress, news conferences and news interviews. An area on the website will be dedicated to providing information services for registered reporters.

The telephone numbers of the reception office for domestic journalists are: (8610) 68356200,68356300. The fax numbers are: (8610) 68356700, 68356800.

The telephone numbers of the reception office for journalists from Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are: (8610) 68350700 and 68350800. The fax numbers are: (8610) 68350900 and 68351900.

The telephone numbers of the reception office for foreign journalists are: (8610) 68350100 and 68350200. The fax numbers are: (8610) 68350400 and 68350500.