In Pictures: China's 13th National People's Congress

China's annual session of the National People's Congress brings together almost 3,000 delegates from across the country.

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Mar 06, 2018, 09:12 AM

Delegates on the floor of the Great Hall of the People, some of them wearing the ethnic dress of their home districts, during the opening of the National People’s Congress on March 5, 2018.
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A delegate (centre), wearing an ethnic minority outfit, and military delegates (left and right) leave the Great Hall of the People after the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

Photographers take pictures of Chinese hostesses in Tiananmen square during the opening session of the National People's Congress in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: AFP

A member of the security personnel keeps watch at the end of the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A reporter stands in front of members of the media inside the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Chinese stewardesses pose for photos on Tiananmen Square before the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Attendants serve tea before the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Chinese stewardesses in ethnic minority costumes walk through Tiananmen Square at the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

The opening of the first Plenary Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Chinese President Xi Jinping (centre) and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang (right) with other delegates at the opening of the first Plenary Session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Security personnel during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Ethnic minority delegates arrive for the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Ethnic minority delegates arrive for the opening of the first session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Ushers pose for pictures at the Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

A delegate in traditional costume arrives for the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Military delegates arrive for the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2018. PHOTO: REUTERS

Yao Ming (right), Chinese basketball star, attends the opening of the First Session of the 13th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing on March 3, 2018. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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