China’s Two Sessions kick off Monday with focus on economic stimulus and personnel reorganization

중국 양회 월요일 개막 경제 부양책•인사 재정비 ‘주목’ The Two Sessions, China’s largest annual political event, begins Monday, amidst a number of internal and external issues, including an economic recession. Plans to jumpstart the economy will be high up on the agenda. Lee Seung-jae has more. The National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference kicks off on Monday, with the National People’s Congress opening on Tuesday, as China begins its largest political event of the year,.. known as the Two Sessions. This also means that its Congress will begin to gauge the direction of state affairs under President Xi Jinping, who has entered the second year of his third term in office. At the center of attention at this year’s Two Sessions, will be China’s economy and its economic growth target for this year. Amid concerns over deflation and the slumping real estate market,.. global investment institutions are predicting China’s economic growth rate this year to be in the four percent range. However, looking ahead, Beijing has boasted its strong resilience, great potential and ample vitality, with many predicting that China will propose a growth target of 5 percent. There will also be focus on who Beijing will name as their next top diplomat. According to analysts the current head of the Chinese Communist Party’s International Liaison Department, Liu Jianchao, is being considered as the person to replace Wang Yi as foreign minister. Pundits say with the U.S. presidential election coming up in November, and no telling who will be sitting in the Oval Office, China is playing it cautious, as Liu is considered to have a moderate view on the U.S. Attention will also be on what kind of message will be communicated on the Taiwan issue, and whether this year’s Two Sessions will allow for a tighter grip on power for President Xi. Lee Seung-jae, Arirang News. #China #Congress #Conference #Economy #Personnel_reorganization #중국 #양회 #경제 #인사_재정비 #Arirang_News #아리랑뉴스 📣 Facebook : 📣 Twitter : 📣 Homepage : 2024-03-04, 09:00 (KST)
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