China's national legislature holds closing meeting

BEIJING -- The 14th National People's Congress, 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.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech at the closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Yan Yan]

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attend the closing 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 13, 2023. [Xinhua/Huang Jingwen]

Xi Jinping waves to deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders met with the deputies and had group photos taken with them after the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC. [Xinhua/Huang Jingwen]

Xi Jinping waves to deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 13, 2023. Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders met with the deputies and had group photos taken with them after the closing meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC. [Xinhua/Ju Peng]

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders meet with deputies to the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and have group photos taken with them after 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/Ding Lin]