The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) convenes its second standing committee meeting in Beijing, capital of China, June 26, 2023. 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 opening meeting. [Xinhua/Liu Weibing]

BEIJING -- The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) convened its second standing committee meeting on Monday.

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 opening meeting.

Zhang Guoqing, a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice premier, attended the meeting and delivered a report, stressing efforts to focus on the foremost task of high-quality development, and forge a collective force to make sure the decisions and plans of the CPC Central Committee are implemented.

Presiding over the opening meeting, Shi Taifeng, also a member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and vice-chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, asked the CPPCC members to carry out thorough consultations, actively make proposals on State affairs, build broad consensus, and contribute wisdom and strength to the creation of a new development pattern and the advancement of Chinese modernization.

During the two-day session, members of the standing committee of the CPPCC National Committee will center on the theme of "creating a new development pattern and advancing Chinese modernization." They will discuss issues including high-quality development, modernizing the industrial system, and the coordinated development of regions as well as urban and rural areas.