BEIJING -- Chinese lawmakers on Sunday began the first of the nation's two biggest legislative meetings with a rallying call to achieve the goals set by the leadership.
Nation's biggest political meetings of the year kicked off on Sunday

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference in Beijing's Great Hall of the People on March 3. © Reuters
BEIJING -- Chinese lawmakers on Sunday began the first of the nation's two biggest legislative meetings with a rallying call to achieve the goals set by the leadership.