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China’s Two Sessions: what are the meetings and why do they matter?

Annual political gathering kicks off this week in Beijing with the economy, technology and the military high on the agenda

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3

Xi tightens grip on military leadership as three generals ousted ahead of key political gathering

Han Weiguo, Liu Lei, and Gao Jin removed from CPPCC in rare mid-term shake-up

The Independent UK · Mar 3

More generals purged as delegates gather for China’s Two Sessions event

Spectre of military upheaval will hang over annual meetings where Beijing’s five-year plan will be launched

The Guardian - AU · Mar 3

Three defence industry leaders removed from China advisory body

Departures are part of purge of figures linked to military, thought to be related to a procurement investigation

The Guardian - UK · Dec 28, 2023

China Boots Three Arms Executives From Top Political Advisory Body

Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference decides to revoke the membership of executives from three state-run missile-makers, following recent leadership shakeups in the military

Caixin Global · Dec 28, 2023

Time and Money for Love: China Brainstorms Ways to Boost Birth Rate

Concerned by China’s shrinking population, political advisors to the government have come up with more than 20 recommendations to boost birth rates, though experts say the best they can do is to slow the population's decline. China dug itself into a demographic hole largely through its one-child policy imposed between…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 15, 2023

Wang Huning Elected Head of China’s Top National Political Advisory Body

The Communist Party’s No. 4 official replaces outgoing CPPCC chief Wang Yang

Caixin Global · Mar 10, 2023

All you need to know about China’s ‘Two Sessions’

The annual meetings of China’s parliament and political advisory body will include a GDP forecast for 2023.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

Free education, equal rights for unmarried women among proposals to boost China's fertility

Free college education and equal rights for unmarried women are among proposals being urged by members of China’s top political advisory body to boost the country's birth rate after its population fell last year for the first time in six decades.

Reuters · Mar 2, 2023

China should scrap ‘picking quarrels’ crime, says leading lawyer

Suggestion to abolish catch-all offence will be among thousands considered at Chinese Communist party summit

The Guardian - UK · Feb 28, 2023