What the two sessions mean
China Daily | Updated: 2010-03-03 07:38
National People's Congress (NPC)
The third plenary session of the 11th National People's Congress (NPC), the country's highest legislative body, will open on Friday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.
About 3,000 deputies - elected in 2008 for a term of five years - from the country's provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, as well as from the People's Liberation Army, will attend the session.
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