D.B., and attended by representatives of the Chinese episcopate (Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) and by the people who, for the Holy See, follow the Chinese question most closely.

• 会议虽应由教宗本笃十六要求而召开，但教宗并没有出席会议，但会后他耐心地听取了会议报告，并接见了部分与会代表。