Staff members work at the Reception for Foreign Journalists in Beijing, China, March 1, 2015. Foreign journalists reporting the third session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the third session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) began to register on Sunday at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

　　A journalist from Russia's RIA Novosti gets her press card at the reception desk in Beijing, China, March 1, 2015. Foreign journalists reporting the third session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the third session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) began to register on Sunday at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

　　A Chinese employee (R) of Germany's ARD Fernsehen registers at the reception desk in Beijing, China, March 1, 2015. Foreign journalists reporting the third session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the third session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) began to register on Sunday at the Media Center Hotel in Beijing. (Xinhua/Li Xin)