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Sébastian SEIBT

‘Two Sessions’ congress: The economic goals in Chinese leaders’ coded language

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5, 2024. © Pedro Pardo, AFP

China’s “Two Sessions” congress that began this week is the country’s most important political event of the year. To understand what’s at stake, it helps to have some fluency in Chinese Communist Party (CCP) parlance. Terms such as “new productive forces” and “new three” appear vague, but they speak volumes about the party’s agenda during the 10-day congress.

China’s annual political extravaganza has attained cruising speed. The “Two Sessions” congress of two of the country’s most important political bodies has already touched on economic recovery, the modernisation of the army, foreign relations and the question of Taiwan.

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