Ming Jinhua NPC Deputy
"A resident asked me to give a letter to President Xi Jinping during the Two Sessions. So I did."
The letter writer asked the government to support tea tree oil businesses in Jiangxi, one of China's poorest provinces. He also invited the President to visit the province.
President Xi read the letter to delegates from Jiangxi during a meeting on the sidelines of the Two Sessions.
Ming Jinhua NPC Deputy
"The President is giving the issue his personal attention. Thanks to the fast growth of the tea tree oil industry in southern Jiangxi, we are more confident than ever that we have a way to reduce poverty."
Chinese President Xi Jinping
"Democracy is not a decoration. It is a way to solve problems for the people."
Every March, Chinese leaders meet with delegates of the National People's Congress and members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing to discuss affairs of state.
Since 2013, Xi has attended meetings with over 100 delegates during the annual Two Sessions.
Xi's key statement to delegates:
Delegates from Shanghai: Breakthrough!
Jiangxi: Good governance
Anhui: For the People
Sci-Tech Panel: Take the initiative
Army Panel: Stronger Army
Chinese President Xi Jinping
"Everything can be discussed.
Matters of the people should be discussed by the people.
We must find the greatest common factor for society.
That is the essence of people's democracy."
Together, we discuss affairs of state
