BEIJING -- China's National People's Congress opened here Tuesday morning with Premier Li Qiang giving an unremarkable and notably short delivery of his first yearly government work report.
Xi Jinping's No. 2 headlines opening day of maskless National People's Congress

Chinese President Xi Jinping, left, and Premier Li Qiang attend the opening session of the National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5. (Photo by Mizuho Miyazaki)
BEIJING -- China's National People's Congress opened here Tuesday morning with Premier Li Qiang giving an unremarkable and notably short delivery of his first yearly government work report.