China's National People' Congress (NPC)-Closing Meeting

BEIJING, CHINA - MARCH 15: A Chinese couple try to keep warm as they take a photo in Tiananmen Square before the daily flag raising ceremony prior to the closing meeting of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People on March 15, 2019 in Beijing, China. The annual Two Sessions gathering of Communist Party officials and delegates ended Friday, after laying out the governments road map for the year ahead, including economic growth targets, diplomacy and military spending. At a press conference following the closing session, Chinas premier Li Keqiang warned of new downward pressure on the economy with slowing growth and talks with the U.S. to avert an all-out trade war. The government downgraded its growth target to 6.0 to 6.5 percent for 2019 from last years target of 6.5 percent.(Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)