Zhao Leji (right), elected chairman of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee, shakes hands with Li Zhanshu, chairman of the 13th NPC Standing Committee at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Wang Huning (left), elected chairman of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, shakes hands with Wang Yang, chairman of the 13th National Committee of the CPPCC, on March 10, 2023 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Han Zheng takes the oath of allegiance to the nation's Constitution after being elected China's vice-president at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Newly elected vice-chairpersons and the secretary-general of the 14th National People's Congress Standing Committee take the oath of allegiance to the nation's Constitution after their election during the ongoing annual session of China's top legislature at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023. (FENG YONGBIN /CHINA DAILY)

A deputy to the 14th National People's Congress casts her ballots at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023.  (FENG YONGBIN / CHINA DAILY)

Deputies to the 14th National People's Congress attend the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th NPC at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)

Staff members distribute ballots at the third plenary meeting of the first session of the 14th National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 10, 2023. (PHOTO / XINHUA)