The press center for China’s upcoming annual legislative and political consultative sessions opened on Feb 27 at the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing. The fifth annual session of the 12th National People’s Congress and the fifth session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference will open on March 5th and 3rd, respectively. According to the press center, over 3,000 reporters from home and abroad have registered to cover the sessions, with an increase in the number of foreign reporters.