BEIJING, March 8 (Xinhua) — Female lawmakers and political advisors, with record-high representation at China’s ongoing annual “two sessions,” are playing an irreplaceable role in pooling wisdom to fuel the country’s development, as China embarks on a new journey toward socialist modernization.
Official data shows that women make up 24.9 percent of national legislators at the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) and 20.4 percent of members of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country’s top political advisory body.
The figures are 1.5 and 2.6 percentage points higher than the 12th NPC and 12th CPPCC National Committee, respectively.
The greater female presence offers a…