Dateline: March 4, 2026
Location: China;
Duration: 2’44
Source: China Central Television (CCTV)
Restrictions: No access Chinese mainland
Published: 2026-03-04 19:17
Last Modified: 2026-03-05 03:07
Shotlist
Beijing, China – March 4, 2026 (CCTV – No access Chinese mainland)
1. Facade of Great Hall of the People
2. Attendees applauding at opening meeting of fourth session of 14th National Committee of Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)
3. Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of Central Military Commission, other leaders, walking to seats
4. Attendees applauding
5. Meeting in progress
6. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Shi Taifeng, Vice Chairman, CPPCC National Committee:
“Now I declare the opening of the fourth session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.”
7. Attendees applauding, standing up
8. Military band playing Chinese national anthem
9. Various of Xi, other leaders, attendees singing national anthem
10. Attendees taking seats
11. Xi bowing
12. Attendees applauding
13. Meeting in progress
14. Screen reading (Chinese) “Approve the agenda of the Fourth Session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee”
15. Various of attendees, meeting in progress
16. Attendees applauding to approve agenda
17. Meeting in progress
Storyline
The National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), China’s top political advisory body, opened its annual session on Wednesday in Beijing.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, attended the opening meeting of the fourth session of the 14th CPPCC National Committee at the Great Hall of the People, along with other leaders and about 2,000 political advisors from across the country.
Shi Taifeng, vice chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, announced the opening of the session.
The military band played the Chinese national anthem.
The agenda for the session was reviewed and approved at the meeting.
Wang Huning, chairman of the CPPCC National Committee, delivered a work report on behalf of the Standing Committee of the CPPCC National Committee.
The CPPCC is an organization in the patriotic united front of the Chinese people, an important organ for multi-party cooperation and political consultation under the leadership of the CPC, and an important means of promoting socialist democracy in China’s political life.
The main functions of the CPPCC are to conduct political consultation, exercise democratic supervision and participate in the discussion and handling of state affairs.
