Members of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2024. (Xinhua/Fei Maohua)
BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The International Women's Day falls on March 8.
At the ongoing sessions of China's National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), female lawmakers and political advisors play an essential role in pooling wisdom to fuel the country's development.
Gu Weiying, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), wears her certificate after signing in at the base of Beijing delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
Wang Qiong, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), reviews a document at the base of Hubei delegation, in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2024. (Xinhua/Wang Jingqiang)
Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)
Li Li, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), in her hand-woven costume of Buyi ethnic group, poses for a photo before attending the opening meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC in front of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Chen Yehua)
Li Ruifang speaks at a plenary meeting of deputies from the delegation of Yunnan Province at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)
Li Li, a deputy to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), attends a plenary meeting of deputies from the delegation of Guizhou Province at the second session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Liu Xu)
National political advisors Wang Hongling (L), Zhang Qingying (C), and Ou Jie communicate prior to a joint group meeting of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang, the sector of science and technology, and the sector of environment and resources at the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2024. (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)
Yue Qiaoyun (L) and Han Fengxiang, deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), express their best wishes to the country's women on the occasion of the International Women's Day during an interview attended by deputies to the 14th NPC ahead of the second plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2024.