Top Chinese legislator leaves for home Wu, chairman of the Standing Committee of the Chinese National People's Congress, flew in from New York Friday afternoon after attending the Second World Congress of Speakers of Parliaments at the headquarters of the United Nations on Thursday through Friday. China values cooperation with African nations: top legislator Top Chinese legislator Wu Bangguo said Friday that developing relations with African countries is a basic stand of China's foreign policy. Wu made the remarks during a meeting with South African National Assembly Speaker Baleka Mbete.