Leaders and delegates attend the closing session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
BEIJING (AP) — The annual session of China’s National People’s Congress is being held in Beijing.
This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, center, leaves after the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A Chinese military conductor gestures as he instructs his music band members during a rehearsal for the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Delegates leave the Great Hall of the People after attending the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC), in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)A Chinese paramilitary policeman stands guard as the sun sets after the closing session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Bus ushers jump for a photos in front of the Great Hall of the People where a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) is held in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)Ethnic minority delegates arrive to attend the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)A soldier dressed as an usher stands guard at an entrance door of the Great Hall of the People during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)A military delegate arrives to attend a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Delegates leave the hall after attending a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Hostesses prepare tea for delegates before the start of plenary session for National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Military delegates arrive for a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A soldier dressed as usher stands watch ahead of a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Chinese Premier Li Qiang bows before delivering his report during the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)Bus ushers pose for a photo near Tiananmen Gate before a plenary session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Monday, March 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)A soldiers dressed as usher, sitting right, guards the opening session of the National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)
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