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China's national legislature starts annual session

Source: Xinhua Updated: 2023-03-05

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan]

BEIJING -- The 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the opening meeting. 

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yan Yan]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Rao Aimin]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Pang Xinglei]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Pang Xinglei]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Wang Yuguo] 

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Deputies attend the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Li Xin]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Rao Aimin]

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Deputies attend the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yan Yan]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yue Yuewei]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Wang Yuguo]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Pang Xinglei]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Huang Jingwen]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yan Yan]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yan Yan]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Cai Yang]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Cai Yang]

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Deputies attend the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yin Bogu]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yue Yuewei]

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Deputies attend the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Wang Yuguo]

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Members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) sit in on the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) as non-voting participants at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Li Xin]

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Deputies attend the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Wang Yuguo] 

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Li Xueren]  

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhang Haofu] 

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Li Xin] 

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Li Xueren] 

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yue Yuewei]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yin Bogu]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Yin Bogu] 

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan]

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The opening meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Fei Maohua]

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Deputy to the National People's Congress (NPC) Wang Yongcheng (2nd L, front), who is visually impaired, attends the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. [Xinhua/Wang Yuguo]

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Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. The 14th NPC, China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning here in Beijing. [Xinhua/Chen Yichen]

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Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. The 14th NPC, China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning here in Beijing. [Xinhua/Cao Can]

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Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. The 14th NPC, China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning here in Beijing. [Xinhua/Chen Yehua]

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Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. The 14th NPC, China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning here in Beijing. [Xinhua/Chen Yichen]

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Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. The 14th NPC, China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning here in Beijing. [Xinhua/Cao Can]

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Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2023. The 14th NPC, China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning here in Beijing. [Xinhua/Jin Liangkuai]

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This photo taken on March 5, 2023 shows the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China. The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, opened its first session Sunday morning here in Beijing. [Xinhua/Chen Yichen]