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A senior Chinese legislator has called on members of the Group of Twenty (G20) to strengthen unity and cooperation in tackling global challenges at the 11th G20 Parliamentary Speakers' Summit held in South Africa.
Top legislator Zhao Leji on Sunday called for efforts to promote high-quality development of the country's people's congresses, enabling them to perform a stronger role.
This year, the provincial legislature conducted an inspection of the regulations enforcement, thereby strengthening the integration of legislation and oversight to ensure the scientific protection and use of ancient tea tree resources and to promote the high-quality development of the tea industry.
Li Hongzhong, vice-chairman of the National People's Congress Standing Committee, met with a delegation from the France-China Friendship Group of the French Senate led by Claude Raynal, the group's honorary president, in Beijing on Friday.
China's top legislator Zhao Leji met with a US congressional delegation led by Representative Adam Smith in Beijing on Tuesday.
On Sept 19, Zhang Qingwei, vice-chairman of China's National People's Congress Standing Committee, attended a reception hosted by the Vietnamese embassy in China to celebrate the 80th anniversary of Vietnam's National Day.
China and Russia have pledged to strengthen cooperation between their legislative bodies during a Chinese delegation's visit to Russia, which runs from Tuesday to Saturday.