| On June 26th 2008, the 11th National People’s Congress of the People’s Republic ofChina-China’s top legislative body, ratified a bill submitted by the State Council forChina’s accession to the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). As reported by Xinhua News Agency, this was done at the 3rd session of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing in the afternoon and closing session, which was chaired by Mr. Wu Banguo, Chairman of the NPC Standing Committee |