CPC opens 18th National Congress

Jiang Zemin, Wu Bangguo, Wen Jiabao, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang were present at the opening ceremony of the congress, along with more than 2,300 delegates and specially invited delegates, Xinhua reports.

The five-yearly event will elect a new generation of leadership and the detailed agenda of the congress have been set as follows:

-- To hear and examine the report submitted by the 17th CPC Central Committee;

-- To examine the report on the work of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection;

-- To deliberate and adopt the amendment to the CPC Constitution;

-- To elect the Party's 18th Central Committee and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

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