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The fourth session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) and the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open at 9:00am today in Beijing at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, state media Xinhua reports.

NPC deputies will hear the government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang.

Members of the CPPCC National Committee will sit in on the opening meeting of the NPC session as non-voting participants.

President Xi Jinping and other leaders at the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 4, 2021.

(Two sessions) Li Keqiang to present work report