Xinhua journalists Mohamed Osama (L, front) from Egypt and Helen Bentley (R) from Britain report the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2017. This is the first time that Xinhua News Agency sent its foreign journalists to cover the annual sessions of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)