China's top political advisory body holds 3rd plenary meeting of annual session

The third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Wang Jianhua]

BEIJING -- The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China's top political advisory body, held the third plenary meeting of the ongoing annual session on Saturday.

Wang Huning, a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, attended the meeting.

During the meeting, 14 members of the CPPCC National Committee shared their views and suggestions on various topics concerning the country's development. Senior officials from the CPC Central Committee and the State Council were invited to the meeting and listened to the political advisors' suggestions.

Among them, Yang Yudong drew attention to the importance of fostering industrial workers as a vital force in developing new quality productive forces. He called for the development of high-level vocational education and a lifelong vocational skill training system.

Pansy Ho Chiu-king suggested that the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region should leverage its advantages in finance, trade, law and patents to contribute to the development of new systems for the country's higher-standard open economy.

Zhang Zongzhen called for accelerating the construction of the Guangdong-Macao In-Depth Cooperation Zone in Hengqin, in the city of Zhuhai. Zhang urged greater efforts to improve people's livelihoods and promote an appropriate level of diversity in the economy of the Macao Special Administrative Region.

Fu Zhiguan said that the mainstream opinion in Taiwan opts for peace, development, exchanges and cooperation, instead of war, recession, separation and confrontation. Fu said new paths should be explored for integrated development in all fields across the Taiwan Strait.

Huang Zhen proposed accelerating the establishment of a legal and regulatory system for achieving goals of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality to foster clear expectations for the future green development among the public and the industrial sector. 

The third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Pang Xinglei]

Leung Chun-ying presides over the third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Huang Jingwen]

Wei Xiaodong, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Yang Yudong, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks on behalf of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Zhoigar, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Chen Xingying, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks on behalf of the Central Committee of the Revolutionary Committee of the Chinese Kuomintang at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Pansy Ho Chiu-king, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Yanjue, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Zhang Zongzhen, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Wang Ning, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Sui Jun, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang

Fu Zhiguan, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks on behalf of the Central Committee of the Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Huang Runqiu, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks on behalf of the sector of environment and resources at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Huang Zhen, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks on behalf of the Central Committee of the China Association for Promoting Democracy at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Zhang Yizhen, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Muyassar Tohti, a member of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks at the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

Journalists work at the third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Yehua]

The third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Li He]

The third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Jin Liwang]

The third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Li He]

The third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Pang Xinglei]

Journalists work at the third plenary meeting of the second 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 9, 2024. [Xinhua/Chen Yehua]

This photo taken on March 9, 2024 shows the Great Hall of the People ahead of the third plenary meeting of the second session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, capital of China. [Xinhua/Chen Yehua]