China’s “Lianghui” points to leadership determination to rebuff Trump’s actions

China’s most important annual gathering, the so-called Lianghui(两会) will be ending on March 11 after over a week of meetings by the legislative body, the National People’s Congress (NPC), but also the most important consultative body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC). One of the key objectives of these “Two Sessions”, as they are generally referred to in English, is to offer the key economic targets for the year, as unveiled by the report of the Premier to the NPC. This year, Premier Li Qiang’s main objective was to guarantee that the Chinese economy would be resi...

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