Chinese President Xi Jinping (front R), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, greets female deputies for the International Women's Day at a panel discussion with deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during the third session of the 12th NPC, in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2015. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

Chinese President Xi Jinping (back, 4th L), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, joins a discussion with deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region during the third session of the 12th NPC, in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2015. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)