During the opening meeting of the Fifth Session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on March 3, a Russian reporter accepted an interview with China Daily.

Covering the two sessions for the second time, Ivan Antonov is a special correspondent and also the Beijing bureau chief of Izvestia, a Russian newspaper. He said he was most interested in China's diplomacy, cultural development and economy. He also wants to find out more about the new trends of China's policies during this year's two sessions.

Video: Huang Lan

Reporter: Hu Yang

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Producer: Flora Yue