With arduous efforts,China has basically brought under control the COVID-19 pandemic despite sporadic cases reported in some regions.Meanwhile,the global situation remains grim.Scientific findings suggest that the virus may be here to stay and coordinating a pandemic response with economic and social development will become a“new normal”for countries across the world going forward.The“Two Sessions,”the annual meetings of China’s top legislature and political advisory body,contributed Chinese wisdom to achieving this goal,although this attention-grabbing annual political event was postponed to late May due to the pandemic.