Policymakers put people's interests first

Key political event a forum for leaders to hear opinions from the grassroots

The two sessions, China's biggest annual political event, are an embodiment of whole-process people's democracy. Through them, the people's voices are heard by policymakers.

Every year since 2013, during the annual session of the National People's Congress, the nation's top legislature, and the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the nation's top advisory body, Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, has had discussions with grassroots-level lawmakers and political advisers from across the country, and listens to them and asks for their suggestions on the country's development.

As a result, the two sessions have become a strong bond linking the Chinese leader and people at the grassroots level, and the suggestions made by lawmakers and political advisers have been translated into concrete measures to bolster the nation's growth and improve people's well-being.