A paramilitary police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square near the Great Hall of the People. The National People's Congress formally opens on Thursday. Photo: Associated Press
Beijing delegates banned from ‘checking social media, playing games on phone’ at congress
Some representatives were criticised last year by the Communist Party mouthpiece the People’s Daily for ‘breach of duty’ during parliamentary sessions
A paramilitary police officer stands guard in Tiananmen Square near the Great Hall of the People. The National People's Congress formally opens on Thursday. Photo: Associated Press