From AFP via Channel News Asia:
China on Saturday began its annual parliamentary session with calls to address a widening wealth gap, environmental degradation and other ills attending its economic growth.
The Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), a rubber-stamp advisory body, opened its 12-day session on Saturday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in the capital.
The opening of the merely ceremonial 2,267-member body is a prelude to the kick-off on Monday of the upper house and main legislative body, the 3,000-member National People’s Congress (NPC).[Full Text]
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