About 3,000 delegates to the annual gathering of China's largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, will gather in Beijing on Friday to discuss political and economic policy.
- About 3,000 delegates to the annual gathering of China’s largely rubber-stamp parliament, the National People’s Congress, will gather in Beijing on Friday to discuss political and economic policy.
This year, all eyes will be on the government’s 2020 gross domestic product growth target - if there is one at all - after GDP contracted in the first quarter for the first time in decades due to the new coronavirus outbreak. During parliament, the NPC is also expected to pass China’s first civil code, wide-ranging legislation that, among other things, will formalise property and personal rights as part of President Xi Jinping’s plan to reform the legal system. [L4N2D10RB]
The NPC is generally considered a rubber stamp for the ruling Communist Party’s policies and decisions.Delegates represent China’s 31 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, as well as Hong Kong, Macau and the military. There are also delegates for Chinese-claimed Taiwan, mostly made up of defectors and their descendants but not elected by Taiwan’s people.
Typically, there are news conferences during parliament, including a news conference by the government’s top diplomat, State Councillor Wang Yi, and the premier’s annual press conference on the last day.
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