Dealing with the global economic downturn and jobs will be high on the agenda of lawmakers and political advisors when they meet in Beijing early next month for the annual parliamentary sessions, analysts have said.

The Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC) is set to begin on March 5. The NPC is the country's top legislature.

The Second Session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is scheduled to start on March 3. It involves the country's top advisory body.