Last month, the 两会 (liǎnghuì) drew to a close in Beijing. More commonly known as the ‘Two Sessions’, these are the annual meetings of China’s top legislative and political advisory bodies. I would not be surprised if you had not heard about the sessions before, as these are for the most part held behind closed doors and are usually not too exciting. Yet this has changed over the past few years. While the sessions are still far from transparent, the topics being covered and the decisions involved are increasingly relevant. Not just for the Chinese themselves, but also for the rest of the world.

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