The "Two Sessions", or Lianghui, refers to the annual meetings of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC).
The NPC is the highest organ of state power and the national legislature of the People's Republic of China, while the CPPCC is a political advisory body that puts forward proposals concerning politics, economy and social affairs.
The Two Sessions 2023
This year's "Two Sessions," namely the First Session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC) and the First Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) will open in Beijing on March 4, and 5, 2023, respectively.
This is the first "Two Sessions" to be mostly unaffected by the pandemic, after zero-Covid restrictions were lifted in December. The 2020 session was delayed for several months, while the 2021 and 2022 meetings ran for just a week instead of the usual two.
Xi is expected to open the first meeting with a speech on Saturday. It's an important window into the policy direction of the Chinese government for the next year,
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