China's top political advisory body, the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), is to hold a press conference on Monday afternoon before its annual session.

Zhao Qizheng, spokesman of the second session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee, is scheduled to brief journalists from across the world and take questions at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

(Xinhua News Agency March 2, 2009)