Party leaders join NPC group discussions

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Li Changchun, a senior Party leader, joined the group discussion of Sichuan province. He encouraged the quake-hit area to continue tenacious and persistent efforts in post-disaster construction. And he also said the province should make strides in economic development by employing both cultural and tourism resources.

Li Changchun (front R), member of the Standing Committee  of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China  (CPC) Central Committee, shakes hands with a deputy to  the Second Session of the 11th National People's Congress  (NPC) from southwest China's Sichuan Province, in Beijing,  capital of China, March 5, 2009. Li Changchun joined in  the panel discussion of Sichuan delegation on the opening  day of the Second Session of the 11th NPC.  (Xinhua/Huang Jingwen)

Vice president Xi Jinping held a discussion with NPC deputies from Shanghai. He encouraged the country's economic hub to support the service industry's growth and develop into a center for international finance, trade and shipping.