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Hospitality staff enjoy the moment as they take pictures on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Thousands of delegates from around China have gathered in Beijing for the annual session of the country's rubber-stamp legislature and its advisory body. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

Hospitality staff enjoy the moment as they take pictures on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. Thousands of delegates from around China have gathered in Beijing for the annual session of the country's rubber-stamp legislature and its advisory body. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)



Security personnel stand at their positions inside the Great Hall of the People at the end of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 3, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Security personnel stand at their positions inside the Great Hall of the People at the end of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 3, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)



A security officer sits at his position inside the Great Hall of the People at the end of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 3, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

A security officer sits at his position inside the Great Hall of the People at the end of the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, China March 3, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)



Chinese police officers push away barriers before delegates arrive for a meeting on the eve of the opening session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)

Chinese police officers push away barriers before delegates arrive for a meeting on the eve of the opening session of the National People's Congress held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Ng Han Guan/AP Photo)



Bus ushers react as they pose for a selfie during a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. A year since removing any legal barrier to remaining China's leader for life, Xi Jinping appears firmly in charge, despite a slowing economy, an ongoing trade war with the U.S. and rumbles of discontent over his concentration of power. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Bus ushers react as they pose for a selfie during a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. A year since removing any legal barrier to remaining China's leader for life, Xi Jinping appears firmly in charge, despite a slowing economy, an ongoing trade war with the U.S. and rumbles of discontent over his concentration of power. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)



A minority delegate looks as she arrives at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

A minority delegate looks as she arrives at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)



Attendants serve tea 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, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Attendants serve tea 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, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)



Minority delegates share a light moment as they arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

Minority delegates share a light moment as they arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)



Military band members rehearse 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, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)

Military band members rehearse 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, 2019. (Photo by Jason Lee/Reuters)



Bus ushers leap as they pose for a group photo during a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Bus ushers leap as they pose for a group photo during a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)



Delegates in ethnic minority dress leave after a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

Delegates in ethnic minority dress leave after a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)



Hospitality staff jump as they pose for their colleague on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

Hospitality staff jump as they pose for their colleague on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)



Hospitality staff take selfies on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

Hospitality staff take selfies on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)



Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming, left, a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), towers over other delegates as they arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the CPPCC in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

Former NBA basketball player Yao Ming, left, a delegate to the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), towers over other delegates as they arrive at the Great Hall of the People to attend the opening session of the CPPCC in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)



A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard outside of the Great Hall of the People before a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)

A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard outside of the Great Hall of the People before a meeting one day ahead of the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Monday, March 4, 2019. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)



Hospitality staff jump as they pose for photographs on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)

Hospitality staff jump as they pose for photographs on Tiananmen Square during the opening session of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Sunday, March 3, 2019. (Photo by Andy Wong/AP Photo)
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