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China's Two Sessions 2017

Official and unofficial: what's behind China's 'Two Sessions' annual political meeting

What happens publicly and what happens behind the scenes are two different worlds in Beijing's 'Two Sessions' annual political gathering.

February 26, 2017
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A short explanation for the huge 'Two Sessions' meetings being attended by China's Communist Party leadership, cadres and officials.01:10
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Hong Kong chief executive CY Leung shakes hands with China’s leader Xi Jinping
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Zhang Dejiang, chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, met about 200 Hong Kong delegates at the Beijing Hotel. Zhang gave four criteria for the next chief executive...01:53
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To the rest of China it may seem like they’re a side show, but for Hong Kong delegates, their attendance at the "two sessions" this year is an extra big deal - and recent history shows why.01:24
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The Hong Kong show at the 'two sessions'
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South China Morning Post reporter Nectar Gan takes you behind the scenes of the Great Hall of the People in Beijing as the “two sessions” legislative gathering gets under way.  (Photo: Simon Song)01:48
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March 2, 2017
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The Two Sessions held in Beijing aren't just about the big names in Chinese politics.01:33
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A 10-year-old boy went into the sea with a paddleboard with his friends when typhoon Wutip hit southern China’s Hainan province. The teenager later got stuck and drifted for five hours before being...01:28
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Six start-ups have boosted the international prestige of the capital of China’s eastern province of Zhejiang and the hometown of the likes of Alibaba, and Hangzhou’s rise is reshaping the geography of Chinese innovation  10:41
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Having had enough of climbing stairs, an elderly man in northern China’s Liaoning province built his own cable lift to get to his fifth-storey flat. Local authorities recently told the man to...01:46
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Two sides will bring back a report on the meeting to their respective leaders as framework reached in Geneva02:09
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A six-year-old boy in central China’s Anhui province was spotted amid heavy rain, deftly operating a crane supporting his parents who were in the air as part of an acrobatic performance.01:43
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A sinkhole opened suddenly on a road in Hebei province, swallowing two vehicles and injuring three people.  01:09
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An army of 432 robotic feet relocated a complex of historic buildings to make way for an underground construction project01:45
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Hundreds of robots move Shanghai city block
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US president says he has accepted an invitation to visit China and extended his own offer of a visit to Xi05:05
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