(Xinhua/Yang Wenbin)Aerial photo taken on Oct. 21, 2018 shows the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai), the main venue of the first China International Import Expo (CIIE), in Shanghai, east China. At the "two sessions," Xi attended plenary meetings, visited political advisors, and joined deliberations with fellow deputies to the National People's Congress. Last year, just before the Lunar Chinese New Year, Xi came to visit Jihaoyeqiu in his ramshackle home. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said China has contributed the most in world poverty alleviation in the past decade. During the "two sessions," Xi asked a rural deputy in detail how the toilet upgrading has been going in the countryside.

Source: Standard Digital March 22, 2019 10:52 UTC