China China: The Politics of the National People’s Congress March 31, 2017 0 Written by Rod Wye. In what is the equivalent of an election year for China, particular scrutiny has been lavished on the “two sessions” N–…
China 2017 National People’s Congress and China’s social policy priorities March 31, 2017 0 Written by Jane Duckett Li Keqiang’s government work report to this year’s National People’s Congress on 5 March pushed housing up the policy agenda for…
China Chinese Politics in Motion March 29, 2017 1 Written by Jonathan Brookfield. Last October, I wrote a short piece outlining three possible scenarios related to Politburo Standing Committee (PSC) succession at the Chinese…
China Xi Jinping and China’s “Two Sessions” March 28, 2017 0 Written by Lynette Ong. China’s “Two Sessions”, its annual political gatherings, have just drawn to a close. The “Two Sessions” (lianghui) are the meetings of…
China 2017 National People’s Congress: China’s Innovation-Driven Future March 27, 2017 0 ‘In the past 30 years, China’s economic development mainly relied on introducing results of the second industrial revolution, particularly foreign technology…. If China doesn’t change…
China Introduction to Special Issue on the ‘Two Sessions’ and the 19th NPC. March 27, 2017 0 Written by James Farley. China’s annual ‘Two Sessions’ were held in Beijing on the 3rd of March 2017. These meetings of the National People’s Congress…
Politics Corruption and China’s New Leadership March 21, 2013 0 By Andrew Hall Wedeman. In the run up to China’s once a decade leadership change, the Chinese Communist Party faced renewed pressures to address corruption.…
Politics Premier Li Keqiang’s many challenges March 18, 2013 0 By Willy Lam. Li Keqiang, China’s first “Ph.D. premier,” was confirmed as head of the State Council, or central government, at the recently concluded National…
Politics The Honeymoon now begins to end March 15, 2013 0 By Zhengxu Wang. The new batch of Party leaders is now officially the new cohort of state leaders. At the Lianghui sessions during the last…
Politics The Significance of Three Bows: Wen Jiabao’s final stand March 12, 2013 0 By Jun Zhang. The first session of the 12th National People’s Congress opened in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 5,…
