March 7: NPC deputies will hold panel discussions about the national economic and social development plan and central and local budgets. At 10 am, Minister of Commerce Gao Hucheng will give a press conference at the press center of the two sessions.
At 4 p.m, Vice Agriculture Minister Yu Xinrong gives a press conference on rural reform at the press center of the two sessions.
At 3:15 pm, Xu Shaoshi, minister in charge of the National Development and Reform Commission, gave a press conference on the economic situation and macro-economic control at the press center of the two sessions.
At 3 pm, members of the 12th CPPCC National Committee will continue panel discussions on the two reports.
At 3 pm Tuesday, the CPPCC National Committee opens its annual session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, delivers a report on the work undertaken by the CPPCC National Committee's Standing Committee during the past year.
March 5: Session of the NPC opens. The Premier Li Keqiang will deliver the annual Government Work Report, and NPC deputies will review it. Deputies to the NPC and members of the CPPCC National Committee will attend the opening ceremony and hear the report.
Editor's Note: The two sessions, or the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and National Committee of the Chinese Political Consultative Conference, will convene in early March to discuss major economic and social issues such as GDP growth, military expenditures and measures to push reforms forward. China Daily will present a series of stories on the major issues likely to be discussed at the sessions.
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