The first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2013. (NPC/Li Jie)
Deputies attend the opening the 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. (NPC/Luo Rong)
Foreign ambassadors and diplomats audit 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. (NPC/Luo Rong)
Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a government work report at 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. (NPC/Li Jie)
The 12th National People's Congress (NPC), opened its first annual session Tuesday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
Premier Wen Jiabao delivered a government work report at the opening meeting, chaired by Zhang Dejiang, executive chairperson of the session's presidium.
Nearly 3,000 NPC deputies from across the country attended the opening meeting along with top Party and state leaders Hu Jintao, Xi Jinping, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Keqiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli.