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Political Counting

An interesting feature of Chinese social and political discourse is propensity to label institutions or political campaigns using numbers… They are catchy and thus relatively easy to remember. Here are some of my favorites.

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National People’s Congress 2023

A Reading Roundup

There is no question that we are in a new era. To understand the recent National People’s Congress and National People’s Consultative Conference, read Joann Pittman’s roundup of news and analysis.

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National People’s Congress 2021

A Reading Roundup

The "Two Meetings"—a look at what China claims to have accomplished in the past year, and where it intends to go.

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National People’s Congress 2020

A Reading Roundup

The "Two Meetings," a look at what China claims to have accomplished in the past year, and where it intends to go.

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China in 2016: By the Numbers

On March 5, Premier Li Keqiang delivered the 2016 government work report at the opening session of the annual National People’s Congress in Beijing. As government work reports go, it follows a very strict script: listing of all the glorious accomplishments of the past year and then setting forth all the glorious things that the government will accomplish this year. And of course it has all happened under the glorious leadership of the Communist Party with Chairman Xi Jinping as the core.