Since last year's Second Session, the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) had received more than 4,400 proposals from its members, participating institutions and special committees.

These proposals involved a wide range of issues concerning the development of the country.

In the past years, the CPPCC National Committee has held meetings with officials from different ministries and sent 30 inspection teams to make on-the-spot studies of hot issues, which include rural and urban development, private economy, food safety, land use and protection migrant workers.

Meanwhile, the CPPCC National Committee has also sent 29 delegations to 44 foreign countries and received 28 delegations from 23 foreign nations and three international organizations. So far, it has sealed ties with 184 organizations, from 107 foreign countries, and eight international bodies.

In 2004, the CPPCC National Committee's sub-committee on the affairs of Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and overseas Chinese received 48 visiting delegations from the three areas and overseas Chinese communities.

(Xinhua News Agency March 1, 2005)