More grassroots delegates to attend China’s 13th National Women’s Congress

Over 69% of the delegates to China’s 13th National Women’s Congress are in frontline posts at the grassroots level, an increase from the previous congress, the All-China Women’s Federation (ACWF) said at a press conference Saturday. Nearly 1,800 delegates and 90 specially invited delegates from Hong Kong and Macau will attend the congress to be held from Oct. 23 to 26 in Beijing. The congress delegates represent diverse sectors such as industry, agriculture, commerce, science and technology, education, medicine and health, press and publishing. Notably, 5.1% of the delegates are working in the scientific and technology sector, an increase of 1.2%.