The 2nd Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Monday.

Soldiers from Xinjiang Armed Police detachment conduct a drill on Feb 27, 2014.

The Ministry of Education held a seminar on physical education reform at the school ahead of the two sessions, Feb 26, 2014.

The press center for the 2014 sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is opened in the Media Center Hotel in Beijing, Feb 26, 2014.

Chinese President Xi Jinping visits soldiers on Sanjiao Mountain in Arshaan city, Hinggan League, Inner Mongolia autonomous region, in temperatures of -30 C, on Jan 26, 2014.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on Tuesday pledged to combat corruption, boost government transparency and build a clean government.

Premier Li Keqiang talks with the father of Yang Kang, a 12-year-old girl, over the phone during a visit to her home in Xunyang county,Shaanxi province, on Jan 27.

China has pledged to deepen rural reforms and step up agricultural modernization, according to a statement issued after a central rural work conference which ended on Tuesday.

China remains committed to deepening reforms in the pursuit of long-term and sustainable economic growth, Premier Li Keqiang said on Monday.
China confident in meeting economic targets
China needs reforms for economic development

Premier Li Keqiang's talks in Gansu province on Monday underscored his determination that the nation should rely on reform, rather than pump-priming, to promote sustainable growth.