Zhang Gaoli (C), a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, joins a discussion with deputies from south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, who attend the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2013. (Xinhua/Liu Jiansheng)

Zhang Gaoli, also a Standing Committee member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, attended the panel discussion with deputies from Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.

He emphasized the importance of reform and opening-up and called for a balance among reform, development and stability.