Zhao Leji, chairman of the National People’s Congress Standing Committee, met
Gabon President Brice Oligui Nguema and Austria’s chancellor in Beijing on the
afternoon of the 6th. In talks with Gabon’s president, Zhao said China and Gabon
will follow the consensus reached between President Xi and the Gabonese leader
to deepen political mutual trust, expand mutually beneficial cooperation and
strengthen people-to-people exchanges. The NPC offered to deepen
inter-parliamentary engagement and share legislative experience. Zhao also
briefed the visitors on the outcomes of the Chinese Communist Party 20th Central
Committee’s fifth plenary session.