Xi chairs CPC leadership meeting to hear work reports of state institutions

The Communist Party of China (CPC) leadership met on Thursday to hear a series of work reports from the leading Party members' groups of state institutions, including the top legislature, central government, top political advisory body, supreme court and supreme procuratorate.

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