The CCP’s Central Committee convened in Beijing for its third plenary session – the “third plenum” – from 15-18 July, and the communique from the session has been released. Third plenums are significant because they lay out China’s policy direction for the next 5-10 years. In the past, they have been launchpads for major social and economic reforms. For example, the third plenum of the 11th CCP Central Committee in …
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China’s government has confirmed that the country’s ‘Two Sessions’ or ‘Liang hui’ will take place in Beijing beginning from May 21st. These crucial political meetings had originally been scheduled to start on 5th March but were postponed due to Covid-19. This year’s Lianghui is particularly important given the ongoing pandemic: confirmation that it is taking place in May will be seen as a key marker in China’s process of getting …