Xi Jinping (C), general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), poses for a group photo with female deputies to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, March 8, 2013. Xi joined a discussion with deputies to the 12th NPC from east China's Jiangsu Province, who attend the first session of the 12th NPC, in Beijing on Friday and expressed greetings, on behalf the CPC Central Committee, to the female NPC deputies and members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) as well as all women in China for the International Women's Day. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)