Two sessions offer a chance to see how China works: Ghanaian ambassador
The two sessions offer the unique opportunity to see Chinese politics at play on a bigger stage, Ghanaian Ambassador to China Edward Boateng told the Global Times in an exclusive interview, voicing his eagerness to see how the most important annual events for China's economy devise solutions to tackle global issues such as COVID-19 and climate change.
Consumption-driven growth to stabilize China's economic fundamentals
One of the biggest tasks for Chinese lawmakers and political advisors as they convene the annual two sessions is to offer the right prescription for the Chinese economy hit hard by COVID-19. This is the first of a multi-part series covering suggestions and proposals that stand out during the occasion about how to boost various growth drivers, including consumption, investment and exports, as well as areas related to livelihoods such as jobs.
We expect to learn strategies to safeguard health: Ambassador of Zambia to China on two sessions
The two sessions have traditionally served as the most important political event in China because they determine major state issues, offer platforms for political consultations and review the government's work. The topics covered during these sessions offer useful insights on what to expect domestically and internationally, which usually include economic, political, cultural, social development, ecological and environmental protection. This year's sessions are special in the sense that they will be held in the midst of the global pandemic of COVID-19.
Two sessions offer a chance to see how China works: Ambassador of Ghana
This year's two sessions are being held during an unprecedented time in human history, a time our world seems ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Survey shows Chinese youths paying greater attention to two sessions
A social survey of young people showed that more than 90 percent would be paying greater attention to the two sessions this year, with people's livelihoods and employment being the two most closely watched aspects.
Replacing China in supply chains 'not possible', says European chamber
The coronavirus pandemic is unlikely to produce an exodus out of the Chinese market, and replacing China in global supply chain is impossible to materialize, a European business representative told the Global Times.
Chinese economists call for increasing deficit-to-GDP ratio to more than 3%
China will raise its deficit-to-GDP ratio in 2020 to hedge the impact of COVID-19 attack during the impending “two sessions,” according to a majority of Chinese economic economists, with some calling for a ratio as high as 8 percent.
Two sessions to tackle 'unprecedented' task
As more than 5,000 Chinese lawmakers and political advisors from across the country start to arrive in Beijing for the annual legislative and political consultative meetings, or the two sessions as the events are generally termed, what awaits them is a seemingly impossible task: Prescribing the right cure for the Chinese economy that was hit hard by the coronavirus epidemic in order to not only ensure economic and social stability but also reach politically important development goals.
Beijing ban on aerial vehicles suggests two sessions shortened to 7 days
The Beijing Public Security Bureau has released a notice banning aerial vehicles in the capital's administrative area from May 20 to 28, which observers said implied the upcoming annual two sessions will be shortened to seven days.
China may shorten 2020 'two sessions' rescheduled in late May: insider
China will hold its most important political events, the plenary session of the National People's Congress (NPC) and the annual session of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), also known as the "two sessions", in late May, signaling that the COVID-19 epidemic situation in China is under control, while representatives scheduled to attend the events said the meeting could be shorter than in the past due to the impact of the epidemic.