THE seventh plenary session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee started yesterday in Beijing.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a work report on behalf of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and made explanations on a draft report by the 19th CPC Central Committee to the 20th CPC National Congress, which will open Oct. 16.

In another development, a media center for the upcoming 20th National Congress of the CPC will open Wednesday.

The media center will handle credentials and interview applications for foreign journalists and journalists from China’s Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan.

The center will also organize press conferences.

The press reception service area of the media center is located in Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing.

A website (http://20th.cpcnews.cn) and social media accounts in WeChat, Weibo and Toutiao for the media center will open today to provide information about the congress, press conferences and interviews.

An area on the website will be dedicated to providing information services for reporters.

The telephone numbers of the reception office for foreign journalists are: (8610) 68350100, 68350200. The fax numbers are (8610) 68350400, 68350500.                                                             (CGTN/Xinhua)