A worker labors at a factory of coolant radiators for air conditioners in Yuexi county in central China's Anhui province on February 21, 2024. Manufacturing in China contracted for a fifth consecutive month in February, according to an official survey of factory managers released Friday, March 1, 2024, reflecting persistent weakness in the economy ahead of annual legislative meetings where officials are expected to boost policy support. (Photo by Chinatopix via AP Photo)





A Long March-5 Y7 carrier rocket carrying a communication technology experiment satellite blasts off from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on February 23, 2024 in Wenchang, Hainan Province of China. China successfully sent a communication technology experiment satellite into space from the Wenchang Spacecraft Launch Site on the southern island province of Hainan on February 23. The satellite was launched at 7:30 p.m. (Beijing Time) by a Long March-5 Y7 carrier rocket and entered the planned orbit successfully. (Photo by VCG/VCG via Getty Images)





An employee checks cloth at a textile factory in Handan, in northern China's Hebei province on February 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP Photo/China Stringer Network)





Plum blossoms light up a park in Chongqing, southwest China early March 2024. The plum blossom is the national flower of China and is said to symbolise resilience in the face of adversity because it blooms even in harsh winter conditions. (Photo by Li Hongbo/Avalon)





The People's Liberation Army (PLA) band performs ahead of the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 4, 2024. (Photo by Jade Gao/AFP Photo)





Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives to attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on March 4, 2024. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





Attendents stand to serve tea on the day of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China on March 4, 2024. (Photo by Florence Lo/Reuters)





Hostesses wait to direct delegates to their buses and hotels after the opening session of the CPPCC, or Chinese Peoples Political Consultative Conference, in Tiananmen Square outside the Great Hall of the People on March 4, 2024 in Beijing, China.China's annual political gathering known as the Two Sessions will convene leaders and lawmakers to set the government's agenda for domestic economic and social development for the year. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)





Delegates pose for pictures, on the day of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in front of the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China on March 4, 2024. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





Chinese military band members rehearse, before the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, or CPPCC, in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2024. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Security personnel stand guard, on the day of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), in front of the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing on March 4, 2024. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





Chinese ethnic minority delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after the opening ceremony of the second session of the 14th National People's Congress of China in Beijing, China, 05 March 2024. China holds two major annual political meetings, the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) which run alongside and together are known as “Lianghui” or “Two Sessions”. (Photo by Andres Martinez Casares/ EPA)





Chinese soldiers march past the Great Hall of the People during a preparatory session of the National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2024. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





A security person looks on as delegates leave after the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference held the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2024. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)





Chinese military officers line up to attend a preparatory session of the National People's Congress (NPC) outside the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2024. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)





Security personnel march outside Beijing's Great Hall of the People before the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on March 4, 2024. (Photo by Wang Zhao/AFP Photo)





A delegation member arrives at the Great Hall of the People on the day of the opening session of the NPC, in Beijing, China on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





A delegation member leaves the Great Hall of the People amid snowfall after the opening session of the NPC, in Beijing, China on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





A military delegation member reads reports inside the Great Hall of the People on the day of the opening session of the NPC, in Beijing, China on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Tingshu Wang/Reuters)





Workers replenish Chinese President Xi Jinping’s teacups during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2024. (Photo by Greg Baker/AFP Photo)