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Two Sessions 2020 (Lianghui)

Two Sessions 2020 (Lianghui)
Two Sessions refers to China's annual parliamentary meetings, where the two main political bodies of China - the National People's Congress (NPC) and the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) - reveal plans for China's policies involving the economy, military, trade, diplomacy, the environment and more. Normally held in March, the 2020 gatherings were postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic. Restoring the economy that was badly hit by the Covid-19 outbreak is expected to be a top priority for China's leaders.
China education

Opinion | Teaching tutoring centres a lesson won’t alleviate Chinese students’ stress

While President Xi Jinping is right to focus on the problems in the education sector, cram schools are only the tip of the iceberg. Reform of the gaokao system is key to ending the unhealthy over-reliance on after-school tutoring.

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Letters | Hong Kong’s ‘can do’ spirit will not be crushed

China’s provinces set confident economic growth targets for 2021

Beijing, Shanghai, Guangdong all forecast at least 6 per cent rise for year ahead, but as in 2020, central government is unlikely to set a nominal goal for GDP growth, policy advisers say.

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