On Thursday, journalists covering the annual session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, the top political advisory body, received a short message from the meeting's organizers, saying selfie sticks are forbidden in the Great Hall of the People, the venue for the meeting.

Zhang Jing'an, director of the Information Office at the General Office of CPPCC National Committee, told the media that it is also forbidden for deputies to the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, and CPPCC National Committee members, to use selfie sticks during the meetings.

The ban on selfie sticks during the two sessions not only shows the strict discipline of the two sessions, but is also conducive to improving the working style of the representatives from across the country. The main task of the representatives of the two sessions should be submitting proposals related to improving people's livelihoods and providing the decision-making basis for the nation's top level design.