lianghui

Despite their largely pre-orchestrated nature, the so-called “Two Sessions” or lianghui (两会) still shed valuable light on the priorities, intentions, and preoccupations of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). CBBC’s Senior China Policy Analyst, Kenrick Davis, picks out four main themes from the Two Sessions and their implications for business Theme 1: Consumption If the popular Chinese expression “important things must be said three times” is to be taken literally, then …

China’s major political meetings – the ‘Two Sessions’ or ‘Lianghui’ – closed on Thursday. This year’s National People’s Congress – four days shorter than normal and delayed until May due to the pandemic – had two big items on the agenda: the new Civil Code and the decision to enact national security laws for Hong Kong. The latter move has attracted most attention in the foreign media, owing to its …

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has delivered the government’s annual work report to the 13th National People’s Congress. The report summarises China’s economic performance last year and outlines the key economic targets for 2020.  Unusually, those targets do not include a GDP growth rate goal for China this year. Dropping the GDP target was expected in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which has already caused economic activity to slump in China …

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 …