The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, has concluded the first session of the 12th National Committee on March 12 in Beijing.

The session, opened on March 3, elected a new lineup of top political advisors, with Yu Zhengsheng, former secretary of CPC Shanghai Municipal Committee, as the chairman.

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Huang Youyi (second right), CPPCC member and Vice President of China International Publishing Group, arrives at the Great Hall of the People before the closing meeting starts (SHI GANG)

Yao Ming (second left), CPPCC member and a former NBA star with the Houston Rockets, arrives for the closing meeting (SHI GANG)

The 12th CPPCC National Committee holds the closing meeting (XINHUA)

Yu Zhengsheng, the newly elected chairman of the 12th CPPCC National Committee, presides over the closing meeting (XINHUA)