China’s national legislature meets to decide new cabinet lineup

The fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

BEIJING – The 14th National People's Congress, China's national legislature, held the fifth plenary meeting of its first session Sunday morning to decide the new lineup of the State Council, China's cabinet.

The fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

The fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Zheng Jianbang presides over the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the fifth plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, March 12, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)