2,500 reporters, including 750 foreign journalists apply to cover the 20th CPC National Congress
Open, transparent releases to show Party’s confidence
By Published: Oct 14, 2022 12:06 PM Updated: Oct 15, 2022 12:23 AM
A journalist poses for a photo at the press center for the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing, capital of China, on Oct 12, 2022. The press center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) officially opened on Wednesday to provide services for journalists covering the congress. (Photo:Xinhua)
About 2,500 journalists, including 750 foreign reporters have applied to cover the upcoming 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and the press center of the congress will organize various activities for reporters to facilitate access to information about the big event in China, according to information from the press center.
The upcoming 20th CPC National Congress is being held at a time when the CPC and the Chinese people are starting a new journey in building a modern socialist society and marching toward the second centenary goal, and is a major event for the CPC and the country that is attracting national and global attention. About 2,500 reporters, including 150 from China's Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan and 750 foreign reporters, applied to attend the event, a person in charge of the press center said in a statement on Thursday.
The event will convene at 10:00 am on Sunday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, according to Xinhua News Agency on Friday.
On Wednesday, the press center for the congress officially started to work. According to a registration form posted by the press center, foreign journalists need to submit applications before 10 am on Wednesday to attend the press conference and the opening ceremony. Due to COVID-19 prevention measures, they need to be quarantined in a designated hotel one day before the event, and a negative nucleic acid result obtained within 24 hours is needed.
Aside from attending the opening and concluding ceremonies of the congress, domestic and overseas reporters can also attend group interviews of the delegates to the congress, news conferences and various activities on different themes, according to the person in charge of the press center.
To offer convenience to reporters' daily work, the press center has set rooms and equipment to facilitate remote video interview. Places where delegates stay also have interview rooms so that they can communicate with reporters.
Delegates from North China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China arrive in Beijing, capital of China on October 13, 2022. All 38 delegations had arrived in Beijing by Friday for the upcoming political event which will convene on Sunday. Photo: Xinhua
Moreover, the press center has opened multiple channels on the internet and social media to timely release information. More materials on the history of the Party and the CPC congresses can also be found and downloaded from the website of the press center for registered reporters.The press center has also set a working area in the hotel where reporters stay to offer catering, rest and medical services. Also, to implement the COVID-19 prevention measures, the press center has organized disinfection in public areas and stations that will offer nucleic acid tests for working staff and reporters, according to the person in charge of the press center.
The spokesperson for the 20th CPC National Congress will hold a press conference in the Great Hall of the People on October 15, the Xinhua News Agency reported on Tuesday. Journalists can attend the conference at a sub-venue set up in the Century Hall on the third floor of Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing.
Observers hailed the open and transparent release of information and said it reflects the Party's confidence and willingness to get more involved with the world.
Global Times
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