Chinese leaders Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Wang Huning, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng attend the opening session of the 17th national congress of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions in Beijing, Oct 22, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua]

The meeting was also attended by other leaders of the CPC and the State, including Li Keqiang, Li Zhanshu, Wang Yang, Zhao Leji and Han Zheng, all members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee.

More than 2,000 delegates from all walks of life, along with nearly 100 specially invited delegates, attended the national congress.

The congress is held every five years. The previous session was convened in Beijing in October 2013.