Xia Baolong, vice chairman and secretary-general of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee and the Chinese chairman of the China-Russia Friendship Committee for Peace and Development (CRFCPD), attends the 12th plenary session of CRFCPD in Beijing, capital of China, Dec. 5, 2019. Xia presided over the session on Thursday. (Xinhua/Yue Yuewei)