The fourth session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 3, 2016. [Photo by Jiang Dong/China Daily]

CPPCC member and Nobel laureate Mo Yan arrives at the opening ceremony of the fourth session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People on Thursday, March 3, 2016. China's top political advisory body convened its annual meeting Thursday in Beijing, kicking off a political high season that will continue with the opening of the country's top legislature later this week. [Photo by Kuang Linhua/China Daily]

Foreign diplomats attend the opening meeting of the CPPCC annual session, March 3, 2016. [Photo by Kuang Linhua/China Daily]