A paramilitary policeman tells people to leave Tiananmen Square shortly after a flag-raising ceremony as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for the upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Security personnel carry items at Tiananmen square as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Paramilitary policemen march at Tiananmen square as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for the upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Women wearing traditional clothes attend a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for the upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Women wearing traditional clothes take pictures of themselves after a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square as the area near the Great Hall of the People prepares for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Paramilitary policemen tell people to leave Tiananmen Square shortly after a flag-raising ceremony as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Paramilitary policemen arrive at Tiananmen Square as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





People use selfie sticks and lift up their mobile phones and cameras to record and take pictures of a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A paramilitary policeman tells women wearing traditional clothes to leave Tiananmen Square shortly after a flag-raising ceremony as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A man sells souvenirs bearing the images of China's President Xi Jinping (R) and Chinese late Chairman Mao Zedong at Tiananmen Square as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





People attend a flag-raising ceremony at Tiananmen Square as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





People leave Tiananmen Square shortly after a flag-raising ceremony as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A paramilitary policeman stands guard in front of a portrait of late Chinese Chairman Mao Zedong at the Tiananmen Gate as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





A security agent stands guard in front of the Tiananmen Gate as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





People take pictures of themselves at Tiananmen Gate as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Paramilitary policemen stand guard as the area near the Great Hall of the People is prepared for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Paramilitary policemen march across Tiananmen Square after a flag-raising ceremony as the area near the Great Hall of the People prepares for upcoming annual sessions of the National People's Congress (NPC) and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





A security officer stands guard in front of the Great Hall of the People before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A general view inside the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Cameramen film as China's President Xi Jinping (front, C), Premier Li Keqiang (front, R) and Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress (NPC) Zhang Dejiang (front L) attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Security personnel monitor as people arrive for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Hostesses serve tea before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Hostesses pose for pictures at the Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the near-by Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Hostesses jump for pictures at the Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the near-by Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





An attendant raises a curtain for a woman during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)





Hostesses and a man pose for pictures at the Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the near-by Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A military delegate takes pictures with her mobile phone ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)





An attendant stands inside the Great Hall of the People ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Delegates wearing traditional costumes arrive for the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Security personnel guard the entrance of the Great Hall of the People before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





Security personnel gather at the Tiananmen Square before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the nearby Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Security personnel wait for reporters and guests to leave the Great Hall of the People after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Security officers check inside the hall after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Kim Kyung-hoon/Reuters)





Hostesses walk outside the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Hostesses cross the road outside the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Ethnic Tibetan delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Aly Song/Reuters)





Police officers secure the area around the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A girl wears a virtual reality headset outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Damir Sagolj/Reuters)





A military band rehearses ahead of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, March 3, 2016. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)





Chinese soldiers dressed as ushers march out of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 3, 2016. The more than 2,000 members of China's top legislative advisory body convened their annual meeting Thursday, kicking off a political high season that will continue with the opening of the national congress on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Chinese hostesses pose for a photo on Tiananmen Square before the opening of the Fourth Session of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People (GHOP) in Beijing, China, 03 March 2016. The CPPCC is the top advisory body of the Chinese political system and runs alongside the annual plenary meetings of the 12th National People's Congress (NPC), together known as “Lianghui” or “Two Meetings”. (Photo by How Hwee Young/EPA)





Attendants prepare to fill glasses for delegates before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference at Beijing's Great Hall of the People, Thursday, March 3, 2016. The more than 2,000 members of China's top legislative advisory body convened their annual meeting Thursday, kicking off a political high season that will continue with the opening of the national congress on Saturday. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)





Former NBA star Yao Ming arrives for the opening ceremony of the Fourth Session of the 12th Chinese People's Political and Consultative Conference at the Great Hall of the People on March 3, 2016 in Beijing, China. Over 2,000 members of the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative, a political advisory body, are attending the annual session, during which they will discuss the development of China. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress/ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)





Chinese hostesses, who serve the delegates of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference pose for photographs outside the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the CPPCC in Beijing, Thursday, March 3, 2016. The more than 2,000 members of China's top legislative advisory body convened their annual meeting Thursday, kicking off a political high season that will continue with the opening of the national congress on Saturday. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)