(HE JUNCHANG)

Journalists check data at the Telecom & Network Service Room of the press center for the 2013 sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing on February 26.

The CPPCC National Committee, the country's top political advisory body, convened its annual session on March 3, followed by the NPC, China's parliament, on March 5. They will elect new state and government leaders of China.