Bus ushers jump for a photos in front of the Great Hall of the People where a plenary session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) is held in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Delegates listen as Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks during the opening session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Ethnic minority delegates arrive to attend the opening session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A soldier dressed as an usher stands guard at an entrance door of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
A military delegate arrives to attend a plenary session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Leaders and delegates attend the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, leaves after the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
A Chinese military conductor gestures as he instructs his music band members during a rehearsal for the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard as the sun sets after the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Bus ushers jump for a photos in front of the Great Hall of the People where a plenary session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) is held in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Delegates listen as Chinese Premier Li Qiang speaks during the opening session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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Ethnic minority delegates arrive to attend the opening session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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A soldier dressed as an usher stands guard at an entrance door of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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A military delegate arrives to attend a plenary session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Leaders and delegates attend the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, leaves after the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
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A Chinese military conductor gestures as he instructs his music band members during a rehearsal for the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard as the sun sets after the closing session of the ºÃÉ«tv People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
