Retired Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming appears at the venue of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on March 2, 2013. It is Yao's first time to be a member of the CPPCC National Committee. The preparatory meeting for the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing the same day. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Retired Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming appears at the venue of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on March 2, 2013. It is Yao's first time to be a member of the CPPCC National Committee. The preparatory meeting for the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing the same day. [Photo/China.org.cn]

Retired Chinese basketball superstar Yao Ming appears at the venue of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference on March 2, 2013. It is Yao's first time to be a member of the CPPCC National Committee. The preparatory meeting for the first session of the 12th CPPCC National Committee is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing the same day. [Photo/China.org.cn]