Efforts must be made to ensure people's congresses play a leading role in legislation, Xi said, calling for more legislation in key, emerging and foreign-related fields.

He emphasized the key role of people's congresses in the oversight of both the Party and the country to ensure that all state organs exercise their powers in accordance with the law and that the legitimate rights and interests of the people are safeguarded and realized.

People's congresses should play an exemplary role in maintaining close ties with the people and serve as the bridge that links the Party and the state with the people, he said.

Li Qiang, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang and Li Xi, who are members of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, and Vice-President Han Zheng, attended the meeting.

The meeting was presided over by Zhao Leji, also a member of the Standing Committee of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and chairman of the NPC Standing Committee.