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Xi Jinping delivers keynote speech at closing meeting of 1st session of 12th NPC
Xi Jinping (R) and Hu Jintao attend the closing meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 17, 2013.
Premier Li Keqiang meets press
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang and Vice Premiers Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yandong, Wang Yang and Ma Kai met the press and answered questions here on Sunday.
China's new cabinet lineup endorsed
Zhang Gaoli, Liu Yandong, Wang Yang and Ma Kai were endorsed as vice premiers of China's State Council at the meeting here on March 16, 2013.
1st session of 12th NPC holds closing meeting
The closing meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 17, 2013.
Xi Jinping shakes hands with Li Keqiang
Xi Jinping (R) shakes hands with Li Keqiang at the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 15, 2013. Li Keqiang was endorsed as the premier of China's State Council at the meeting here on Friday.
Wu Bangguo, Zhang Dejiang shake hands
Wu Bangguo shakes hands with Zhang Dejiang after Zhang was elected chairman of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) Standing Committee at the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2013.
Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping shake hands
Hu Jintao congratulates Xi Jinping at the fourth plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 14, 2013.
PBC holds news conference on currency policy, financial reform
Zhou Xiaochuan, China's central bank governor, speaks at a news conference on China's currency policy and financial reform held by the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2013.
Executive chairpersons of presidium of 1st session of 12th NPC hold 3rd meeting
Zhang Dejiang (4th R), executive chairperson of the presidium of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), presides over the third meeting of the presidium's executive chairpersons at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2013.
1st session of 12th CPPCC National Committee concludes
The closing meeting of the first session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2013.
Xi Jinping joins discussion of Tibet delegation
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), receives a hada, a white silk scarf symbolizing respect and blessing, from a deputy to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from southwest China's Tibet Autonomous Region, in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2013.
Chinese foreign minister meets the press
Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi answers questions during a news conference on the sidelines of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 9, 2013.
Zhang Dejiang joins discussion with deputies to 12th NPC
Zhang Dejiang (C), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, joins a discussion with deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from South China's Guangdong Province, who attend the first session of the 12th NPC, in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2013.
Press conference of 1st session of 12th CPPCC National Committee
Members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (from 2nd L to 1st R) Wu Xianning, Jiang Li, Bian Jinping, Shao Hong and Zhen Zhen are invited to a press conference held by the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2013.
Number of female NPC deputies, CPPCC members increases
Deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) arrive at the Tian'anmen Square to attend the first session of the 12th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013.
Xi Jinping joins discussion with NPC deputies from Jiangsu Province
Xi Jinping (C), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), talks with Chen Ruolin, the youngest deputy to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2013. Xi joined a discussion with deputies from east China's Jiangsu Province, who attend the first session of the 12th NPC, in Beijing on Friday.
Top leaders attend panel discussions at 1st session of 12th NPC
Xi Jinping (C), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), joins a panel discussion with deputies from northeast China's Liaoning Province, who attend the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 6, 2013.
First session of 12th NPC opens
Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli walk to the venue for the opening meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013. The first session of the 12th NPC opened in Beijing on March 5.
Panel discussions of 1st session of 12th NPC
Xi Jinping (2nd L), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), joins a panel discussion of deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from east China's Shanghai, in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013. The first session of the 12th NPC opened in Beijing on March 5.
Top leaders attend opening meeting of 1st session of 12th NPC
Hu Jintao talks with Xi Jinping after the opening meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013.
Top leaders attend panel discussion of 12th CPPCC National Committee
Xi Jinping (R front), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, visits members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from China Association for Science and Technology as well as science and technology circles and joins their panel discussion in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2013. Yu Zhengsheng, a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, who is also the executive chairperson of the presidium of the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, also attended the activity.
Deputies to 12th NPC arrive at Tian'anmen Square
Deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) pose for a photo in front of the Great of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013. The first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) will open at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5.
Premier Wen Jiabao delivers government work report
Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao delivers the government work report during the opening meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013.
Billionaire Chen Guangbiao rides a green bike in Beijing on Sunday. The president of China’s largest demolition firm, Jiangsu Huangpu Recycling Resources Co, proposed a “grain-saving day” in China to promote food waste reduction, asking people to eat nothing for a day. Chen is an observer at the ongoing Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Photo: CFP
Yao Ming attends opening meeting of 12th CPPCC National Committee
Yao Ming (center), a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends the opening meeting of the first session the 12th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2013.
News conference of 1st session of 12th CPPCC held in Beijing
Lu Xinhua, spokesman of the first session of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, speaks during a news conference on the CPPCC session in Beijing, capital of China, March 2, 2013.
Beijing sees sunny day as two sessions to open
Tourists enjoy a sunny day at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, March 1, 2013. The first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) and the first session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open on March 5 and March 3 respectively.
Members of 12th CPPCC National Committee arrive in Beijing
The 2012 Nobel laureate Mo Yan, a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), gets on a shuttle bus for a routine meeting of the CPPCC in Beijing, China, March 1, 2013. The first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee will open on March 3.
Press center for 2013 sessions of NPC & CPPCC launched
Photo taken on Feb. 26, 2013 shows the press center for the 2013 sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China. The upcoming annual sessions of the NPC, China's top legislature, and the CPPCC, the country's top political advisory body, launched a press center Tuesday in the Media Center Hotel in downtown Beijing.
Han Zheng, the secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Shanghai Municipal Committee, attends the first plenary session of 14th Shanghai People’s Congress Sunday at the Expo Centre. Acting Mayor Yang Xiong delivered the city government’s annual work report at the meeting.
Open time:
CPPCC - March 3
NPC - March 5
Location:
Beijing
Report on the work of the government
Report on the work of standing committee of NPC
