Wu Bangguo (L, front),
chairman of the Tenth National People's Congress (NPC) Standing
Committee, meets with members of the China Zhi Gong Party and the
All-China Federation of Returned Overseas Chinese who attend the
Fifth Session of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing,
capital of China, March 4, 2007.
China's top legislator Wu Bangguo called for the returned overseas
Chinese to fully play their role in building a harmonious society
in the group discussion with some of the country's political
advisors on Sunday.
More than 2,100 members of the National Committee of the Chinese
People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) are attending an
annual session which opened on Saturday and is scheduled to close
on March 15.
Wu asked the advisors from the All-China Federation of Returned
Overseas Chinese and the China Zhi Gong Party to strengthen
cooperation with the Communist Party of China (CPC) and put forward
forthright suggestions.
In addition, he called on the federation and the party to pool
the wisdom of their members to build a well-off and harmonious
society, and accomplish national reunification, said Wu, also a
member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC
Central Committee.
Wu also expressed the hope that the federation and the party
earnestly protect the interests of returned overseas Chinese and
their relatives.
(Xinhua News Agency March 5, 2007)
