(How much do you know about the two sessions) How did the spokespersons of the National People's Congress come about?

　　China News Service, Beijing, March 2 (Reporter Li Chun) The Fifth Session of the 13th National People's Congress will open in Beijing on March 5.

According to the latest announcement, the conference will hold a press conference at 12:00 on the 4th in the press conference hall of the Great Hall of the People. The spokesperson of the conference will answer questions from Chinese and foreign reporters on the agenda of the conference and the work of the National People's Congress.

　　It has been a common practice in recent years to hold a press conference before the National People's Congress, with the spokesperson of the Congress "face-to-face" with Chinese and foreign journalists.

As an important window to introduce the system of the National People's Congress, the speaker of the conference has become an important channel for the outside world to know the information of the National People's Congress.

　　So when did the conference speaker system begin?

How did the conference speakers come about?

　　In 1983, in order to enable the international community to better understand the progress and achievements of China's reform and opening up and socialist modernization, and to understand the situation of the National People's Congress in promoting the construction of socialist democratic politics, the First Session of the Sixth National People's Congress was held before the convening of the National People's Congress. In the first press conference in the history of the National People's Congress, Zeng Tao became the first spokesperson.

　　Since then, the system has been continued.

In 1989, when the National People's Congress formulated the rules of procedure, "holding press conferences and press conferences" was written into it, and the press release system of the National People's Congress was fixed in legal form.

Since then, according to the actual situation, the rules of procedure have been revised and the expression "speaker for the meeting" has been added.

　　There are strict legal procedures for the generation of speakers.

According to the arrangement, a preparatory meeting will be held the day before the opening of each conference, and the first presidium meeting will be held after that, and the conference speaker will be designated by vote.

　　As soon as the presidium meeting is over, the spokesperson of the conference will hold a press conference to answer questions from the media on the agenda of the meeting.

After the congress, the spokesperson also usually invites the Premier to meet with Chinese and foreign journalists and answer questions.

　　At present, Zeng Tao, Yao Guang, Zhou Jue, Zeng Jianhui, Jiang Enzhu, Li Zhaoxing, Fu Ying and Zhang Yesui have successively served as spokespersons for the National People's Congress.

Among them, Fu Ying is the first female spokesperson in the history of the National People's Congress.

　　What these eight speakers have in common is that they all serve as the chairman or vice-chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress. Seven of them have also served as ambassadors abroad and have rich diplomatic experience.

As speakers, their questions and answers have their own characteristics, and their different styles are talked about by the public.

　　For example, Li Zhaoxing always carries a copy of the Chinese Constitution with him every time he presides over the conference press conference.

This "primary student in front of knowledge" believes that the most important basis for the work of the National People's Congress is the Constitution.

If you encounter a problem that you didn't expect, you can finally get the answer from the constitution.

　　When Fu Ying made her "first show" in 2013, she admitted that she was a "novice".

In order to be a good spokesperson, she started from scratch as a "student", asking university professors for advice on weekdays and legal experts in the National People's Congress for advice, claiming to be "learning by doing, learning by doing."

　　In 2018, Zhang Yesui succeeded Fu Ying as the spokesperson for the National People's Congress.

His smile, calmness, calmness and confidence left a deep impression on everyone.

　　Although there are different styles of interpretation of China, the speakers of the conference all have one goal: to let the outside world better understand China's fundamental political system and perceive China's present and future.

And they have become part of China's perception.

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