Zhang Yesui (C), spokesperson for the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC), speaks during a press conference on the NPC session at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2018. The first session of the 13th NPC will open in Beijing on March 5. (Xinhua/Jin Liwang)

BEIJING -- The lawmakers are planning to make a new basic law to promote and protect foreign investment, a spokesperson for the annual session of the top legislature said Sunday.

Zhang Yesui, spokesman for the first session of the 13th National People's Congress, revealed the move at a press conference prior to the yearly meeting.