Chinese President Xi Jinping (2nd R, back), also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, visits members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from ethnic minority groups and joins their panel discussion in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2014. Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the National Committee of the CPPCC and a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, also attended the event. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (2nd R), who is also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, visits members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) from the circles of economy and agriculture and joins their panel discussion in Beijing, capital of China, March 4, 2014. (Xinhua/Pang Xinglei)