Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, meets with deputies from grassroots units to the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) after a panel discussion in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2017. Xi joined a panel discussion with deputies to the 12th NPC from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) at the annual session of the NPC in Beijing on Sunday. (Xinhua/Li Gang)