Fifth session of the 13th NPC opens

The fifth session of the 13th National people's Congress holds its opening meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

BEIJING – China's national legislature opened its annual session Saturday morning in Beijing.

Xi Jinping and other Chinese leaders attended the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress, held at the Great Hall of the People.

Deputies attend the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

Deputies attend the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

The fifth session of the 13th National people's Congress holds its opening meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

The fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

Deputies attend the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

Journalists work during the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)

Deputies attend the opening meeting of the fifth session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, March 5, 2022. (PHOTO/XINHUA)