BEIJING, March 03 (INP): China has vowed to further deepen its ties with friendly countries to promote implementation of Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and to the building of a community with a shared future for humanity. China's top political advisory body started its annual session Saturday afternoon in Beijing, vowinIg to take on new mission for the country's goal toward a "great modern socialist country." Yu Zhengsheng, chairman of the 12th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, delivered a work report to 2,149 political advisors who gathered to discuss major political, economic and social issues in the world's most populous nation and second largest economy. "We will deep the CPPCC's ties with our friends from abroad,promote the implementation of Belt and Road Initiative and contribute to the building of a community with shared future for humanity", he said. "We developed extensive ties with our friends,contributing to creating a favourable external environment. We engaged in a pragmatic high level exchanges with contacts abroad and promoted cooperation in building Belt and Road Initiative and increasing complementarity between the development strategies of China and other countries along the routes", Yu Zhengsheng said while discussing the achievements of CPPCC National Committee. "We will focus our advice and efforts on the main issues in securing a decisive victory in building a moderately prosperous society in all respects and embarking on a journey to fully build a modern socialist China," Yu said. Chinese President Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the opening meeting at the Great Hall of the People. Summarizing the work and experience over the past five years, Yu said the CPPCC should remain committed to its nature as "an important platform for all Chinese political parties, social organizations, and people from all ethnic groups and all sectors of society to work together and participate in the deliberation of state affairs in a democratic manner." Yu reiterated that the CPPCC has committed to implementing the principle of “One Country, Two Systems” and adhering to the 1992 Consensus. He stressed that the top political advisory body shall uphold the leadership of the Communist Party of China (CPC).