Wang Huning presides over CPPCC presidium meeting

Wang Yang, chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), shakes hands with Wang Huning, who presides over a presidium meeting of the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee, during a preparatory meeting for the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Xie Huanchi]

BEIJING -- Wang Huning presided over a presidium meeting of the upcoming annual session of China's top political advisory body here on Friday.

A preparatory meeting for the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held earlier Friday, approved the presidium of the annual session, which is set to open on Saturday afternoon.

The preparatory meeting, which was presided over by Wang Yang, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, also adopted the session's agenda and a name list of the session's proposals examination committee.

During the presidium's first meeting Friday, executive chairpersons of the presidium were also present. 

Wang Huning presides over the first meeting of the presidium of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Wang Ye]

The first meeting of the presidium of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Xie Huanchi]

Wang Yang, chairman of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), presides over a preparatory meeting for the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Yao Dawei]

A preparatory meeting for the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Li Xueren]

Wang Huning, who presides over a presidium meeting of the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), walks to the rostrum during a preparatory meeting for the first session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Wang Ye]

A preparatory meeting for the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Weibing]

A preparatory meeting for the first session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhang Cheng]