In front of nearly 3,000 deputies to the National People's Congress, and watched by tens of millions of people live on television, President Xi Jinping placed his left hand on China's Constitution, raised his right hand near his temple, and made a fist to signify solidarity.
Senior Chinese legislators on Wednesday gathered to study an important speech delivered by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, at the second plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee, and the plenum's guiding principles.
China's top legislator Li Zhanshu met with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko in Beijing on Wednesday.
The Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress, the top legislature, started its 39th session Thursday to prepare for the upcoming first session of the 14th NPC, which will open on March 5.
The deputies to the 14th National People's Congress, the national legislature, make up a broad cross-section of people, with every region, ethnic group and sector of society having an appropriate number of representatives.
Lawmakers on Thursday held group deliberations on a draft work report from the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC), the top legislature.
A report on the qualifications of 2,977 national lawmakers was submitted to an ongoing session of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, the top legislature, on Thursday for confirmation and release.
The Social Development Affairs Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) said it will further strengthen research and deliberations on legislation related to elderly care services in collaboration with other competent departments, conduct targeted studies and research, and accelerate legislative process, and will advise the NPC Standing Committee to include legislation on elderly care services in its annual legislative plans.