The second session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee opens in Beijing (8/30)

Former basketball star Yao Ming (1st L), a member of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), attends the opening meeting of the second session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 3, 2014. The second session of the 12th National Committee of the CPPCC, the national advisory body, opened in Beijing on March 3. (Xinhua/Chen Jianli)