China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin on Wednesday stressed
the importance of political consultation and called for members of
the political advisory body to improve their working style.
Jia made the call on the 16th meeting of the Standing Committee
of the National Committee of the Tenth Chinese People's Political
Consultative Conference (CPPCC), which concludes on Feb. 28.
The meeting proposed an agenda for the upcoming fifth annual
plenary session of the Tenth CPPCC National Committee which will
convene on Mar. 3, and passed work reports of the Standing
Committee of the CPPCC National Committee.
The agenda will be further deliberated by the coming annual
session.
Jia said the coming annual session of CPPCC National Committee
along with that of the National People's Congress (NPC) is key to
building a harmonious society and to the preparations for the 17th
National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).
He also said it is important for CPPCC members to behave
themselves to create a more favorable political atmosphere.
Two disgraced senior Chinese officials -- Zheng Xiaoyu and Qiu
Xiaohua were stripped of their CPPCC membership on Wednesday's
conference.
Known as the government's "think tank", CPPCC members are
activists, experts, scholars and public figures from various walks
of life.
The main function of the CPPCC is to conduct political
consultations, exercise democratic supervision and discuss the
handling of state affairs.
(Xinhua News Agency March 1, 2007)
