Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission, talks with deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2013. Xi attended a plenary meeting of PLA deputies who attend the first session of the 12th NPC, and delivered an important speech here on Monday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)