Beijing: China’s top political advisory body Sunday started its ten-day annual session with President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Keqiang and other senior leaders attending the opening meet being held here amid trade war tensions with the US and the slowdown of the world’s second largest economy.
The People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) with over 2,000 nominated members began the session at the Great Hall of the People ahead of the legislature, the NPC.