Yu Zhengsheng (L), newly elected chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), and Jia Qinglin, former chairman of the CPPCC, arrive for a plenary meeting of the 12th CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing March 11, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

The newly elected chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Yu Zhengsheng (L) shakes hands with former chairman of the CPPCC Jia Qinglin during a plenary meeting of the 12th CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 11, 2013. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

A security officer looks back as Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, March 3, 2013. REUTERS/Carlos Barria (CHINA) 

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti looks at his mobile phone before a meeting with Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin at Chigi Palace in Rome November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS) 

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (R) leads Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin as they arrive for a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS) 

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (R) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin gesture during a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS) 

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (R) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin shake hands during a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS) 

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (R) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin arrive for a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS) 

Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti (R) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Chairman Jia Qinglin shake hands during a meeting at Chigi Palace in Rome November 28, 2012. REUTERS/Tony Gentile (ITALY - Tags: POLITICS) 

(Front row, from L to R) Standing Committee of the Political Bureau member He Guoqiang, China's Vice President Xi Jinping, top political advisor Jia Qinglin, and fellow delegates clap their hands after listening to the "L'Internationale" at the closing session of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

(Front row, from L to R) China's Vice President Xi Jinping, top political advisor Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress Wu Bangguo, China's President Hu Jintao and former President Jiang Zemin raise their hands as they take a vote at the closing session of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

(From L to R) Standing Committee of the Political Bureau member He Guoqiang, China's Vice President Xi Jinping, top political advisor Jia Qinglin and chairman of the Standing Committee of National People's Congress Wu Bangguo attend the closing session of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 14, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Vice President Xi Jinping and top political advisor Jia Qinglin applaud as China's President Hu Jintao walks past after delivering speech at the opening ceremony of 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, November 8, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Vice President Xi Jinping (front row, 2nd R) takes his seat next to former Premier Li Peng (front row, L), Standing Committee of the Political Bureau member He Guoqiang (front row, 2nd L) and top political advisor Jia Qinglin (front row, R) at the start of the opening ceremony of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing November 8, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin (2nd R) meets with Yohei Kono (2nd L), head of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 27, 2012. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin (R) meets with Yohei Kono (L), head of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 27, 2012. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin (R) meets with Yohei Kono (L), head of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 27, 2012. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin (R) meets with Yohei Kono (L), head of the Japanese Association for the Promotion of International Trade, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 27, 2012. REUTERS/Lintao Zhang/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Delegates clap as Jia Qinglin (front R), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivers a speech in front of President Hu Jintao (2nd row, 2nd R) and Premier Wen Jiabao (2nd row, 3rd R) during the closing ceremony of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 13, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivers a speech in front of President Hu Jintao during the closing ceremony of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 13, 2012. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivers a speech during the CPPCC's opening ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2012. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman and party secretary of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Committee, is pictured on the display screen of a video camera during a conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (seated, C), chairman and party secretary of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Committee, poses for a group photo with other participants during a conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (2nd L), chairman and party secretary of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Committee, claps with other delegates during a conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman and party secretary of the National Committee of the People's Political Consultative Committee, speaks to delegates at a conference commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing December 16, 2011. REUTERS/Mark Ralston/Pool (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS HEADSHOT) 

China's Vice President Xi Jinping (C) and Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jia Qinglin (R) attend a reception marking the 62nd anniversary of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing September 30, 2011. China celebrates its National Day on October 1. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), his translator (L) and a pagoda guide pose for photographs at the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 4, 2011. Jia is on a four-day official visit to Myanmar. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visits the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 4, 2011. Jia is on a four-day official visit to Myanmar. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visits the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 4, 2011. Jia is on a four-day official visit to Myanmar. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), visits the Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon April 4, 2011. Jia is on a four-day official visit to Myanmar. REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's President Hu Jintao (R) talks to Chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) Jia Qinglin during the closing ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 14, 2011. REUTERS/David Gray (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

China's Premier Wen Jiabao pauses while listening to a report from Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the opening ceremony of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee(CHINA - Tags: POLITICS BUSINESS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivers a speech during the CPPCC opening ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2011. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) shakes hands with Jia Qinglin, head of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a senior official in China's Communist Party, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, November 3, 2010. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS) 

Poland's President Bronislaw Komorowski (L) shakes hands with Jia Qinglin, head of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and a senior official in China's Communist Party, at the Presidential Palace in Warsaw, November 3, 2010. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel (POLAND - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), speaks while Shanghai Mayor Han Zheng stands behind during the site opening ceremony at the Shanghai World Expo site in Shanghai May 1, 2010. Shanghai opens the World Expo to the public on Saturday, a multi-billion dollar event showcasing China's booming economy and resurgent national pride, as well as the latest green technology from 189 countries. REUTERS/Alfred Jin (CHINA - Tags: BUSINESS POLITICS ENTERTAINMENT) 

China's President Hu Jintao (R) and chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference Jia Qinglin listen while China's Premier Wen Jiabao gives a government work report during the opening ceremony of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 5, 2010. China's parliament, the National People's Congress, opened its annual session on Friday, with China's Premier Wen Jiabao giving his work report and spelling out broad policy goals for 2010. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2010. The annual sessions of China's top political advisory body and top legislature, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress, are to open respectively on Wednesday and Friday. REUTERS/Grace Liang (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the CPPCC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 3, 2010. The annual sessions of China's top political advisory body and top legislature, the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and the National People's Congress, are to open respectively on Wednesday and Friday. REUTERS/Jason Lee (CHINA - Tags: POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (L) speaks with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (L) shakes hand with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL POLITICS) 

Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (R) welcomes Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Brasilia, November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) (L) shakes hand with Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva in Brasilia, November 27, 2009. REUTERS/Ricardo Moraes (BRAZIL POLITICS) 

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa (R) greets China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin at Carondelet Palace in Quito, November 24, 2009. Ecuador and China signed bilateral agreements. REUTERS/Teddy Garcia (ECUADOR POLITICS) 

Ecuador's President Rafael Correa (R) addresses the media beside China's top political advisor Jia Qinglin (L) during a news conference at Carondelet Palace in Quito November 24, 2009. Ecuador and China signed bilateral agreements. REUTERS/Teddy Garcia (Ecuador-China POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (R) welcomes Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo(PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (2nd L) and Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde await the arrival of Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima November 23, 2009. Jia Qing is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia gives a speech during the visit of Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia Qing is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia gives a speech during the visit of Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia Qing is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (centre R), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), gives a speech next to Peru's President Alan Garcia after he was decorated with the 'Orden Del Sol' medal at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia Qing is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) shakes hands Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), after decorating him with the 'Orden Del Sol' medal at the government palace in Lima November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) embraces Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), after decorating him with the 'Orden Del Sol' medal at the government palace in Lima November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (3rd R) and Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde (2nd R) await the arrival of Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (3rd R) and Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde (2nd R) await the arrival of Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) welcomes Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia welcomes Jia Qinglin (R), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) and Foreign Affairs Minister Jose Antonio Garcia Belaunde await the arrival of Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) welcomes Jia Qinglin, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) after his arrival at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. EUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (C), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), walks past honour guards at the government palace in Lima, November 23, 2009. Jia is on an official visit to Peru. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo (PERU POLITICS) 

Jia Qinglin (2nd R), chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), talks to former Taiwan vice-president Lien Chan (2nd L) during a meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing July 27, 2009. On the left is Lien Chan's wife Lien Fang-yu. The man on the right is unidentified. REUTERS/Andy Wong/Pool (CHINA POLITICS)