The media center for the annual two sessions of China's top legislative and political advisory bodies was opened to journalists and began operations on Monday.

More than 3,000 journalists have registered to cover the sessions. The session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference will begin on Friday in Beijing, while that of the National People's Congress will open on Sunday. The two sessions will end in mid-March, according to a statement by the center.

The number of registrations is basically the same as that of the past few years, but the number of foreign journalists has risen rapidly, an official of the center said.