The 13th National People's Congress (NPC) was elected from October 2017 to February 2018 and was in session in the five-year period from 2018 to 2023.

It held five sessions in this period, occurring around early March every year until before 2023, when the 14th National People's Congress first convened.

All major state positions were elected in this session, including President, Vice President, Premier, and Congress Chairman.

[3] The third session was scheduled for March 5, 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the first time such a postponement had happened in decades.

After the announcement of the date in April, the session was held from May 22 to May 28, 2020.