PHOTO COLLECTION: China Congress
PHOTO COLLECTION: China Congress
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese soldiers march to their post outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is seen on screens as he delivers a speech at the opening session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A security person checks the venue before a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A hostess closes a curtain after delegates attending the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses fill up tea cups for the leaders before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses gather for a group photo in front of Tiananmen Gate during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A soldier stands guard against the portrait of former leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Delegates attend the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Wang Junzheng, Communist Party Secretary for western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, leads a deliberation on the government work report, on the sideline of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang reacts after delivering his work report at the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Female ethnic minority delegates arrive for a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Delegates wave as they arrive to Tiananmen Square to attend a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference outside at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese paramilitary policeman is silhouetted with the Great Hall of the People after the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Military delegates march in formation to the Great Hall of the People to attend a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Bus hostesses chat on Tiananmen Square on the eve of the opening of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A member of Chinese Police and Special Force’s bomb squad looks out from a bus at the Great Hall of the People during the press conference ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A police sniff dog watches the Chinese Police Special Force’s bomb squad members as they prepare to check on vehicles parked at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Journalists line-up to get screen and security check as they enter the Great Hall of the People to cover the press conference ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Delegates walks on Tiananmen Square before attending the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A security official guards a corridor at the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Police patrol on Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese soldiers in usher uniforms are silhouetted as they stand guard near a door during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Military delegates leave after the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping stands during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A minority delegate gestures to reporters as she arrives to the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Ethnic minority delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Female ethnic minority delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Bus ushers react as they pose for a selfie in front of a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A soldier dressed as an usher stands guard at an entrance of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese paramilitary personnel march past a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on screens during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A waiter refills a cup for Chinese President Xi Jinping during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A military delegate stands watch at an entrance gate of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard below a giant portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong hung on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A flashlight falls on a group of journalists as they film Prosecutor General and Chief Grand Prosecutor of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate Ying Yong speak during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses take a selfie at Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the start of plenary session for National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese soldiers stand guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A soldier dressed as an usher looks out during the plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese soldiers march to their post outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese soldiers march to their post outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is seen on screens as he delivers a speech at the opening session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference is seen on screens as he delivers a speech at the opening session in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A security person checks the venue before a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A security person checks the venue before a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A hostess closes a curtain after delegates attending the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A hostess closes a curtain after delegates attending the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses fill up tea cups for the leaders before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses fill up tea cups for the leaders before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses gather for a group photo in front of Tiananmen Gate during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses gather for a group photo in front of Tiananmen Gate during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A soldier stands guard against the portrait of former leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A soldier stands guard against the portrait of former leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Gate during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi speaks during a press conference on the sideline of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Delegates attend the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Delegates attend the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Gen. Zhang Youxia, vice chairman of China’s Central Military Commission attends the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Wang Junzheng, Communist Party Secretary for western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, leads a deliberation on the government work report, on the sideline of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Wang Junzheng, Communist Party Secretary for western China’s Tibet Autonomous Region, leads a deliberation on the government work report, on the sideline of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang reacts after delivering his work report at the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang reacts after delivering his work report at the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese paramilitary policemen patrol during a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Female ethnic minority delegates arrive for a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Female ethnic minority delegates arrive for a preparatory session meeting of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Delegates wave as they arrive to Tiananmen Square to attend a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Delegates wave as they arrive to Tiananmen Square to attend a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference outside at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference outside at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A Chinese paramilitary policeman is silhouetted with the Great Hall of the People after the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A Chinese paramilitary policeman is silhouetted with the Great Hall of the People after the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Military delegates march in formation to the Great Hall of the People to attend a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Military delegates march in formation to the Great Hall of the People to attend a preparatory session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Bus hostesses chat on Tiananmen Square on the eve of the opening of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Bus hostesses chat on Tiananmen Square on the eve of the opening of the National People’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A member of Chinese Police and Special Force’s bomb squad looks out from a bus at the Great Hall of the People during the press conference ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A member of Chinese Police and Special Force’s bomb squad looks out from a bus at the Great Hall of the People during the press conference ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A police sniff dog watches the Chinese Police Special Force’s bomb squad members as they prepare to check on vehicles parked at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A police sniff dog watches the Chinese Police Special Force’s bomb squad members as they prepare to check on vehicles parked at the Great Hall of the People, ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Journalists line-up to get screen and security check as they enter the Great Hall of the People to cover the press conference ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Journalists line-up to get screen and security check as they enter the Great Hall of the People to cover the press conference ahead of the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference in Beijing, Monday, March 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese President Xi Jinping applauds during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Delegates walks on Tiananmen Square before attending the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Delegates walks on Tiananmen Square before attending the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A security official guards a corridor at the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A security official guards a corridor at the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Police patrol on Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Police patrol on Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang, right, chats with Chinese President Xi Jinping after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese soldiers in usher uniforms are silhouetted as they stand guard near a door during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese soldiers in usher uniforms are silhouetted as they stand guard near a door during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Military delegates leave after the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Military delegates leave after the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping stands during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese Premier Li Qiang and delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping stands during the opening session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A minority delegate gestures to reporters as she arrives to the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A minority delegate gestures to reporters as she arrives to the Great Hall of the People to attend a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese band members rehearse for the opening of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Ethnic minority delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Ethnic minority delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Female ethnic minority delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Female ethnic minority delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Bus ushers react as they pose for a selfie in front of a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Bus ushers react as they pose for a selfie in front of a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A soldier dressed as an usher stands guard at an entrance of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A soldier dressed as an usher stands guard at an entrance of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese paramilitary personnel march past a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese paramilitary personnel march past a portrait of former Chinese leader Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on screens during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on screens during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A waiter refills a cup for Chinese President Xi Jinping during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A waiter refills a cup for Chinese President Xi Jinping during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A military delegate stands watch at an entrance gate of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A military delegate stands watch at an entrance gate of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Delegates leave after the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard below a giant portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong hung on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Chinese paramilitary policemen stand guard below a giant portrait of late Chinese leader Mao Zedong hung on Tiananmen Gate in Beijing, China, Wednesday, July 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A flashlight falls on a group of journalists as they film Prosecutor General and Chief Grand Prosecutor of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate Ying Yong speak during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A flashlight falls on a group of journalists as they film Prosecutor General and Chief Grand Prosecutor of the Supreme People’s Procuratorate Ying Yong speak during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses take a selfie at Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses take a selfie at Tiananmen Square during a plenary session of China’s National People’s Congress, in Beijing, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the start of plenary session for National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the start of plenary session for National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Saturday, March 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese soldiers stand guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
Chinese soldiers stand guard outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A soldier dressed as an usher looks out during the plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A soldier dressed as an usher looks out during the plenary session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Friday, March 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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