Basketball legend Yao Ming is arguably both the tallest and the highest-profile political adviser in the country, and his views on sports development always attract attention.

Yao has become a focal point at the annual session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference since being elected to its National Committee in 2013.

Whenever he appears during the session, he stands out among fellow members with his towering 2.26-meter frame, and reporters mob him with questions and ask to take selfies with him.