China postpones legislative session amid coronavirus fight

No new date set, with officials said to be engaged with containing outbreak

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The National People's Congress, held in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, is China’s biggest annual political event. © Reuters

NIKKI SUN, Nikkei staff writer

HONG KONG -- China has officially delayed its biggest political gatherings of the year and further restricted the trading and consumption of wild animal meat as the nation battles a deadly coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 2,400 people and infected over 77,000.

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