epa08436705 Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping (C, bottom) arrives for the opening session of China's National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China, 22 May 2020. China held the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on 21 May and will hold the National People's Congress (NPC) on 22 May, after the two major political meetings initially planned to be held in March 2020 were postponed amid the ongoing coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. EPA/Ng Han Guan / POOL