China's national legislature holds closing meeting

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Yue Yuewei]

BEIJING -- The 14th National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, held the closing meeting of its first session Monday morning.

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing.

NPC deputies passed by voting resolutions on the government work report, on the implementation of the national economic and social development plan in 2022 and the plan for 2023, and on the implementation of the central and local budgets in 2022 and the budgets for 2023.

Deputies approved the national economic and social development plan for 2023 and the central budget for 2023.

They adopted resolutions on the work reports of the 13th NPC Standing Committee, the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, as well as a revision to the Legislation Law. 

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Rao Aimin]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Jinhai]

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) sing the national anthem at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Jinhai]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Xing Guangli]

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) press buttons to vote at the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Jinhai]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Xing Guangli]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Xing Guangli]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhai Jianlan]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Jinhai]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Jinhai]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Jinhai]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Rao Aimin]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Pang Xinglei]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Liu Jinhai]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Pang Xinglei]

The closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Jin Haoyuan]

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Cheng Tingting]

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Cheng Tingting]

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Zhang Cheng]

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Chen Yichen]

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) leave the Great Hall of the People after the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Chen Yehua]