The 13th National People's Congress (NPC),  China's top legislature, will hold its third annual session in Beijing on March 5, 2020, according to a decision made by the NPC Standing Committee on Saturday.

The decision was adopted via a vote at the end of the NPC Standing Committee's bimonthly session held from December 23 to 28.

It was suggested that the third session of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), the country's top political advisory body, would start on March 3, 2020, in Beijing.

The suggestion was raised in a draft decision approved at the 31st chairman and vice chairpersons' meeting of the 13th CPPCC National Committee earlier this week.