China News Service, Beijing, March 6: Title: The National People's Congress delegation is intensively open to reporters for interviews, and it is hard to find a seat

　　China News Service reporter

　　The 2024 National Two Sessions are being held.

Early on the morning of the 6th, reporters participating in the National People's Congress report received a mass text message from the news center: "The Hebei delegation's open group meeting venue has been filled with reporters. If you have not entered the venue, please do not go there."

　　This year's National People's Congress delegation resumed open interview activities during the National People's Congress and the National People's Congress, and reporters enthusiastically signed up to participate.

The so-called "open group meeting" means that the deliberations of each delegation are open to domestic and foreign media. After the deliberation, reporters can also ask questions to the representatives.

On March 6, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region delegation attending the second session of the 14th National People's Congress held an open group meeting.

The picture shows the media interviewing National People's Congress representative Huo Qigang after the meeting.

Photo by China News Service reporter Han Haidan

　　On the afternoon of the 5th, the Chongqing delegation took the lead in holding an open group activity.

According to statistics, a total of 112 domestic and foreign media and 186 reporters came to the scene for interviews that day. The meeting lasted three and a half hours.

　　On the 6th, 21 delegations from Hebei, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, and Jilin continued to "open up."

The open group activity of the Hebei delegation started at 9 a.m.. A reporter from China News Agency noticed that nearly an hour and a half before the start, the press box that could accommodate 40 people was almost full.

The number of reporters signing in greatly exceeded the capacity of the venue, and reporters who came late had to wait outside the venue.

　　The Shandong Youth League Open Group Meeting venue can accommodate 150 journalists, and there are relatively many seats. Half an hour before the meeting started, the "prime position" facing the representatives was already full. Equipment for Chinese and foreign journalists was set up on both sides of the seats and in the venue. designated area on the rear side.

The open group meeting of the Hubei delegation was also in full swing. The reporters prepared their "long guns and short guns" in advance and arrived at the venue early to seize the best shooting positions.

On March 6, the Hebei delegation attending the second session of the 14th National People's Congress held an open group meeting to review the government work report and answer reporters' questions.

The picture shows media reporters interviewing Sun Qixin, deputy to the National People's Congress and president of China Agricultural University, after the meeting.

Photo by China News Service reporter Jiang Qiming

　　In the afternoon, reporters received another message that the "open" site of the Inner Mongolia delegation was "full."

A reporter from China News Service learned that staff have been constantly coordinating the addition of new seats, but the supply is still "in short supply."

　　The "openness" of delegations has always been an important window for outsiders to observe the political and economic trends in various parts of China during the Two Sessions.

During these two days of intensive opening-up activities, Chongqing officials discussed "what to do in the future" regarding the economic aggregate target. The secretary of the Qinghai Provincial Party Committee faced the incident of "cadres gathering for dinner and drinking and one person died". The governor of Jilin Province talked about optimizing the business environment. How to "strengthen the six dimensions", the mayor of Shijiazhuang City talks about the new plan for the integration of culture and tourism... The full amount of information makes reporters "quench their thirst".

　　During the Q&A, the development picture of various parts of China was clearly presented both inside and outside the venue.

(End) (Written by: Xie Yanbing, participating reporters: Li Yusuwu Yili Liu Zijin)