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(7 Mar 2023)
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Beijing - 7 March 2023
1. Chinese leader Xi Jinping arriving at the plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC)
2. Various of officials and deputies clapping
3. Mid of Xi (center) sitting
4. Wide of officials sitting
5. Wide of NPC plenary session
6. Mid of Li Hongzhong, secretary-general of the session, starting meeting
7. Li Zhanshu, Chairman of NPC, walking to the podium and bowing to deputies
8. Mid of deputies in the session
9. Mid of Li delivering work report of NPC
10. Wide of NPC plenary session

STORYLINE:
China’s annual legislature session held its second plenary meeting on Tuesday, with Chairman of the National People’s Congress (NPC) briefing deputies on the work of the congress in the past year.

Li Zhanshu, Chairman of the NPC, emphasized that the leadership of the ruling Communist Party and the political system with Chinese characteristics will continue to be the key nature of China’s democracy and congress system.

The full meeting of the 2,977 members of the NPC is the year’s highest-profile event but its work is limited to endorsing decisions made by the ruling Communist Party and showcasing official initiatives.

This month, the NPC is due to endorse the appointment of a government of Xi loyalists including a new premier after the 69-year-old president expanded his status as China’s most powerful figure in decades by awarding himself a third five-year term as party general secretary in October, possibly preparing to become leader for life.

Xi’s new leadership team will face challenges ranging from weak global demand for exports and lingering U.S. tariff hikes in a feud over technology and security to curbs on access to Western processor chips due to security fears.

AP video shot by Olivia Zhang

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