On this day, 29 years ago, on September 15, 1996 (August 3, 1996, the Women Parliamentarians 'Meeting of the 96th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference was held in Beijing. On September 15, 1996, the Women Parliamentarians 'Meeting of the 96th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly was held today at the Beijing International Convention Center. Chen Muhua, elected chairman of the meeting and vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of China, said at the meeting that women's progress has a long way to go, and female parliamentarians have a major responsibility to promote this. The meeting, held before the opening of the 96th Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, aims to discuss issues of concern to women around the world and change the current imbalance in the participation of men and women in political life. Inter-Parliamentary Union Council President Sorour, Inter-Parliamentary Union Secretary-General Kornillon, and more than 100 female parliamentarians attended the meeting. Chen Muhua delivered a speech at the opening ceremony and said that looking around the world, the phenomenon of discrimination, oppression and even destruction of women still exists, and various obstacles affecting women's status are far from eliminated. Today, when peace and development have become the main theme of the times, women around the world have realized that the goal of improving the status of women can be achieved only through actions, seeking equal rights and equal opportunities for men and women, and actively participating in national affairs and social life. Chen Muhua said that the National People's Congress of China, as the highest organ of power, has always attached great importance to women's issues and adopted a series of laws and regulations to regulate and protect women's rights. The China government also attaches great importance to the development and progress of women and regards equality between men and women as a basic national policy to promote the development of China's society. She hopes that female parliamentarians from all over the world will work together to truly turn the equality between men and women stipulated in the law into reality.