China's legislature is expected to decide on Wednesday on the exact timing of this year's plenary session of the National People's Congress, after the most important annual political event was postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic in the country. China Daily, said a draft decision on the opening date of this year's full session of the NPC was submitted for review on Sunday to the bimonthly meeting of the NPC Standing Committee, according to an official release. The annual plenary session of the NPC normally opens in early March. However, the NPC Standing Committee decided in February to postpone the third plenary session of the 13th NPC, as the nation was focusing on fighting the coronavirus at the time and many national legislators were working on the front line of the battle. Also on the agenda of the bimonthly meeting of the NPC Standing Committee are draft revisions to the Law on Animal Epidemic Prevention and the Law on the People's Armed Police Force.

Source: The Standard April 27, 2020 03:10 UTC