Xi vows no compromise on national interests (1/2)

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, speaks at a plenary meeting of deputies to China's 12th National People's Congress (NPC) from the People's Liberation Army (PLA) during the second session of the 12th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2014. Xi attended a plenary meeting of PLA deputies attending the second session of the 12th NPC and urged the country's armed forces to courageously assume their responsibility in safeguarding national sovereignty and interests. (Xinhua/Li Gang)