In this Friday, March 9, 2018 photo, an attendant pulls back a curtain for a delegate during a plenary session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. The annual conclave of China's National People's Congress is a carefully scripted affair, but the actual decision-making happens out of sight and away from prying eyes. (Photo by Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photo)
