China's annual legislative session to open

The annual session of China's top legislature, or the National People's Congress, is scheduled to open at 9 a.m. Tuesday in Beijing.

Premier Wen Jiabao will deliver his last government work report to almost 3,000 legislators in the Great Hall of the People.

New state leaders will be elected at the session that will last about two weeks.

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