China’s 2020 National People’s Congress: The Big Policy Pivot Policy-makers in China changed direction by implementing new security measures in Hong Kong and removing a target for GDP growth. Asia markets trade mostly higher as China's National People's Congress continues Published Sun, May 24 2020 7:38 PM EDT Updated Mon, May 25 2020 4:05 AM EDT Saheli Roy Choudhury @sahelirc

The annual gathering in Beijing of the Two Sessions ("Lianghui") of the People’s Congress was attended by thousands of representatives from around China and concluded on May 28, 2020. China's National People's Congress approved the proposal to impose new national security legislation for Hong Kong — paving the way for the … The National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s parliament and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference recently began conducting their annual sessions. The annual Congress is crucial for the Chinese government as it is a platform for announcing key macroeconomic targets like its GDP growth target and for highlighting national priorities such as financial stability, anti-corruption and environmentalism.

The National People’s Congress, which starts Friday morning in Beijing, is a chance for China to show the world that it has tamed the epidemic. The annual Congress is crucial for the Chinese government as it is a platform for announcing key macroeconomic targets like its GDP growth target and for highlighting national priorities such as financial stability, anti-corruption and environmentalism. The National People's Congress is China's national legislative body. The National People’s Congress is usually a two-week affair of pomp and pageantry but this year’s event has been shortened and some sessions will be held over video link. National People’s Congress announced its intention to unilaterally and arbitrarily impose national security legislation on Hong Kong. A total of 470 seats in the U.S. Congress (35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) are up for election on November 3, 2020, including two special elections for U.S. Senate..

On this page, you will find: An outdoor screen shows live coverage of Chinese President Xi Jinping attending the closing session of the National People’s Congress in Beijing on … China’s 2020 economic growth target in focus as Beijing set to convene National People’s Congress Annual parliamentary meeting will be … May 27, 2020 Last week, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) National People’s Congress announced its intention to unilaterally and arbitrarily impose national security legislation on Hong Kong.


SINGAPORE (May 21): China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) will take place for about a week from tomorrow, May 22. After a rare delay forced by the coronavirus pandemic, China’s annual parliamentary pageant known as the National People’s Congress commences Friday, May 22.

Elections covered on this page may have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. National People's Congress votes 2,878 to 1 in favour of decision to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong.

The assembly was postponed from its regular date in early March as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and its convening constituted a declarative measure by … SINGAPORE (May 21): China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) will take place for about a week from tomorrow, May 22. To read more about those elections and changes to them, click here. Last week, the People’s Republic of China (P.R.C.) China's National People's Congress approved the proposal to impose new national security legislation for Hong Kong — paving the way for the law to be finalized and implemented in the city.