The annual session of China's top legislature?opened at 9 a.m. Wednesday in Beijing. Premier Li Keqiang?delivered his first government work report to nearly 3,000 legislators in the Great Hall of the People.

Nearly 3,000 NPC deputies from across the country attended the opening meeting along with top Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli.