In Pictures: Opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress

China lowered its goal for economic growth and announced a major tax cut, as policymakers seek to pull off a gradual deceleration while grappling with a debt legacy and the trade standoff with the United States.

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Mar 05, 2019, 06:45 PM

Delegates and journalists at the second session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2019. PHOTO: REUTERS

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Chinese stewardesses in ethnic minority costumes pose for photos in Tiananmen Square before the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Muslim delegates attend the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2019. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Officials sing the national anthem during the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress. PHOTO: REUTERS

Delegates gather outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing at the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress. PHOTO: AFP

Delegates leave after the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Delegates arrive for the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress.
PHOTO: BLOOMBERG

Delegates arrive for the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress.
PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Delegates pose for a photo outside the Great Hall of the People as they arrive for the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress. PHOTO: REUTERS

Attendants wait outside the Great Hall of the People during opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Attendants pose for a picture outside the Great Hall of the People during the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress.
PHOTO: REUTERS

Delegates leave after the opening of the second session of the 13th National People's Congress. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

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