China legislature session open to Danish parliament delegation

Danish delegation attends the third plenary session of the National People's Congress as observers at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Tuesday. (Feng Yongbin / China Daily)
China's on-going session of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature, was open to more than 10 members of the Danish Parliament Education Committee on Tuesday.

The delegation went to the Great Hall of the People to hear a work report given by Wu Bangguo, Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.

The NPC session was open to a delegation of the European Parliament in 2004.

"I particularly note China puts emphasis on improving the environment and on moving forward to a more innovative and knowledge-based society. These are important areas for cooperation between Denmark and China," said Jeppe Tranholm-Mikkelsen, the Danish Ambassador to China.

For Rasmus Jarlov, who visited the Great Hall the first time, the big size of China's parliament impressed him the most.

"A growing China is more and more important to the world. Everybody wants to know what is going on in China and that's why we are here," he said. "Inviting foreign parliament members to watch what's happening is very helpful for China to promote the relations with the outside world."

Source:Xinhua

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