The Tenth National Women's Congress which is expected to draw a blueprint for the development of Chinese women in the coming five years, began here Tuesday morning.
President Hu Jintao and other top state leaders Wu Bangguo, Jia Qinglin, Li Changchun, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, He Guoqiang and Zhou Yongkang attended the opening ceremony at the Great Hall of the People.
Premier Wen Jiabao is in Russia for a visit.
The five-day congress will hear and discuss a work report by the Nineth Executive Committee of the All-China Women's Federation(ACWF), deliberate and adopt amendments to the federation's constitution, and elect the 10th ACWF Executive Committee.
ACWF Chairwoman Gu Xiulian said 1,407 delegates from across the country were present at the once-every-five-year congress.
Officials in charge of women affairs from Beijing and other provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities, ACWF former leaders and representatives from Hong Kong and Macao, also attended the congress.
Source: Xinhua
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