The 17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened in Beijing at 9 a.m. on Monday to map out China's all-round development for the coming five years.

Delegates of the Communist Party of China (CPC) gathered in central Beijing Monday morning to attend the year's most important political event. The 17th National Congress of the CPC is set to elect the Party's 17th Central Committee that will decide CPC's new leadership lineup for the coming few years, and elect a new Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. It will also approve a draft amendment to the Party Constitution to embody the scientific outlook on development and other new achievements in the Party's theoretical innovation and progress in practice.

The staff members and students of our insititute actively listened to the keynote speech delivered by HU Jintao.