China’s NPC set to mull further stimulus after COVID-19 decline

Leaders attending the congress are expected to announce further economic stimulus measures following largest decline in decades.

China will be holding its biggest political gathering of the year on Friday, three months late because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The National People’s Congress is likely to announce measures to kick-start the struggling economy after the outbreak caused the biggest decline in decades.

Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu reports from Beijing, China.