China sets date for 12th National People's Congress
- Published: 29 Dec 2012 at 01.46
- Online news: Asia
China has fixed March 5, 2013, as the date it will convene a key legislative session, state media reported Friday, with new Communist Party chief Xi Jingping set to become president during the two-week meeting.
A general view shows the Great Hall of the People during voting on the last day of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 14, 2012. China has fixed March 5, 2013, as the date it will convene a key legislative session, state media reported Friday, with new Communist Party chief Xi Jingping set to become president during the two-week meeting.
The date for the start of the first annual session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) was approved at an NPC Standing Committee meeting Friday, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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