FILE – In this March 15, 2019, file photo, delegates stand for the Chinese national anthem during the closing session of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. China has decided to hold the annual meeting of its ceremonial parliament late next month after postponing it for weeks because of the coronavirus outbreak. The official Xinhua News Agency said the National People’s Congress would open in Beijing on May 22. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)