Xinhua Photos of the Day (May 23-Two Sessions)

BEIJING, May 23 (Xinhua) -- A selection of the best daily press photos from Xinhua on the "two sessions".

A national flag raising ceremony is held at the Tian'anmen Square in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. The third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) opened at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Friday morning. (Xinhua/Li Xin)

Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) walk towards the Great Hall of the People for the opening meeting of the third session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Xing Guangli)

Minister of Agriculture and Rural Affairs Han Changfu is interviewed via video link after the opening meeting of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

Deputies to the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) are interviewed via video link before the opening meeting of the third session of the 13th NPC in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)

The third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

The third session of the 13th National People's Congress (NPC) opens at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Weibing)

Attendees pay a silent tribute to martyrs who died fighting COVID-19 and compatriots who lost their lives in the epidemic during the opening meeting of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Rao Aimin)

Photographers work at the opening meeting of the third session of the 13th National People's Congress in Beijing, capital of China, May 22, 2020. (Xinhua/Liu Jinhai)