Advisory body a key component for multiparty cooperation

The second session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference opened in Beijing on Monday.

The CPPCC is a patriotic united front organization of the Chinese people, serving as a key mechanism for multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the Communist Party of China, and a major manifestation of socialist democracy.

At present, the CPPCC consists of representatives of the CPC and non-Communist parties, personages without party affiliation, and representatives of people's organizations, ethnic groups and various social strata.