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State Councilor Ma Kai delivers a report on the State Council institutional reform and transformation of government functions during the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 10, 2013. (Xinhua/Ding Lin)
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BEIJING, March 10 (Xinhua) -- Chinese State Councilor Ma Kai delivered a report to China's top legislature on Sunday, elaborating the State Council's plan of institutional restructuring and function transformation.
Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Zhang Dejiang, Yu Zhengsheng, Liu Yunshan, Wang Qishan and Zhang Gaoli also attended the plenary meeting of the first session of the 12th National People's Congress.
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