Economics
Virus May Force Changes at China’s Political Pageant in May
- Legislative leaders set May 22 start date for delayed meeting
- Infection risk could mean video conferences, shorter schedule
Delegates arrive before the closing session of the National Peoples Congress in Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on March 15, 2019.
Photographer: Fred Dufour/AFP via Getty Images
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China’s plan to resume annual parliamentary sessions delayed by the coronavirus outbreak next month could be seen as a statement of the country’s commitment to get back to normal. The actual gathering may end up showing how much has changed.