Two sessions to gather views for tech policy
Chinese officials will grab the opportunity of having the “Two Sessions” this week to gather opinions from lawmakers and business leaders about how to formulate China’s technology policy.
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China faces familiar growth dilemma as economy slows
BEIJING -- China's National People's Congress (NPC), the largely ceremonial parliament that meets every year in March to rubber-stamp decisions by the leadership, is seldom accompanied by a great deal of suspense. This year, for example, the biggest surprise was that the proceedings would be even more predictable than ever as the final news conference by Premier Li Qiang, one of the few unscripted parts of the entire affair, was canceled.
China scraps Premier Li's NPC news conference, breaking tradition
BEIJING/HONG KONG -- China said on Monday that Premier Li Qiang will not hold a news conference at the end of the National People's Congress (NPC), a break with decades of tradition that closes one of the few windows on government policymaking.
China Scraps Premier’s Annual News Conference in Surprise Move
China’s premier will no longer hold a news conference after the country’s annual legislative meeting, Beijing announced on Monday, ending a three-decades-long practice that had been an exceedingly rare opportunity for journalists to interact with top Chinese leaders.
‘Two sessions’: China scraps a decades-long political tradition as Xi tightens control amid economic woes
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China in a surprise announcement says it is eliminating annual news conference by premier
BEIJING (AP) — The Chinese government said Monday it is eliminating an annual news conference by the premier that was one of the only times a top Chinese leader took questions from the news media.