Chinese leaders attend deliberations at annual legislative session

Senior Chinese leaders on Friday attended deliberations at the third session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature.

Top political advisor Wang Huning participated in a group deliberation with NPC deputies from the Taiwan delegation. He emphasized the need to uphold the one-China principle and the 1992 Consensus while firmly opposing "Taiwan independence" separatism and external interference.

Wang, chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, called for deeper and more substantive integrated development across the Taiwan Straits, ensuring that Taiwan compatriots share in the opportunities and achievements of Chinese modernization.

Cai Qi, a member of the Secretariat of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, participated in a group deliberation with fellow deputies from Qinghai Province. He emphasized the need to deepen reform comprehensively, enhance economic quality, and promote growth within a reasonable range.

Cai also urged the province to strengthen ecological conservation to safeguard "the water tower of China" and maximize its ecological function.

Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang attended group deliberations with deputies from the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions. He noted that China has made solid progress in its modernization and achieved new breakthroughs in advancing the cause of "One Country, Two Systems."

He urged the two regions to fulfill their mission of implementing "One Country, Two Systems" in the new era and to strive for greater development.

Wang, Cai and Ding are all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.