Wang Gang, vice chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), presides over the Fifth Session of the 11th CPPCC National Committee that opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Saturday afternoon. As an open forum where the ruling CPC, non-Communist parties and people without party affiliation discuss state affairs freely and on an equal footing, the CPPCC is the manifestation of China's socialist democracy. [Photo: Xinhua]