BEIJING — The National People's Congress (NPC), China's national legislature, will hold a press conference on May 21, one day ahead of the opening of its annual session.

A spokesperson of the third session of the 13th NPC will take questions from Chinese and foreign reporters on the agenda of the session and work of the NPC, according to the press center of the session.

The press conference, scheduled for 9:40 pm at the Great Hall of the People, will be held via video link in consideration of epidemic prevention and control and public health protection, it said.