BEIJING, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) will open its third annual session in Beijing on May 22.

The decision was adopted Wednesday at the 17th session of the 13th NPC Standing Committee held from April 26 to 29.

Under the strong leadership of the Communist Party of China Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core, and through the hard work of the whole country and the people, the COVID-19 epidemic prevention and control situation in China is improving steadily and the normal economic and social life is gradually resuming, according to a statement issued by the NPC Standing Committee.

With various factors taken into consideration, the conditions for convening the NPC annual session at an appropriate time are ready, said the statement.  ■