Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 3 - Unite and plan for development, gather strength to promote harmony. The third session of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on the afternoon of March 3. In the next 10 days, national CPPCC members from all political parties and groups and all ethnic groups will actively offer advice and suggestions on major issues related to national economy and people's livelihood, and earnestly perform their functions.
The Grand Auditorium of the Great Hall of the People was brilliantly lit and decorated with blooming flowers. The CPPCC emblem, symbolizing the great unity of all ethnic groups in China, hung in the center of the rostrum, with ten bright red flags standing on both sides.
On the afternoon of March 3, Qi Xiangliang, representing the Standing Committee of the 11th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, delivered a work report to the meeting. Jia Qinglin, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, made a speech. Photograph by Xinhua News Agency reporter Huang Jingwen.