Charter to be changed

The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, the country's top political advisory body, will open its annual session on Saturday in Beijing, a spokesman said Friday.

The session is set to conclude on March 15, said Wang Guoqing, spokesman for the first session of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC.

An amendment to the CPPCC charter will be deliberated and adopted at the session, Wang said. Election of new leadership for the top advisory body is also on the agenda.