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The biggest meeting of China's government just took place. This historic Two Sessions saw Xi Jinping elected to an unprecedented third term as president, the new government staffed with his followers, and changes to legislation that will see the Chinese Communist Party gain an even tighter grip on power. What do the proclamations about the economy, foreign relations, Taiwan, the United States, and domestic policies tell us about China's policy direction for the next five years?
00:00 Intro
01:43 What are the NPC and CPPCC?
05:37 Personnel (non)changes
13:33 Government reform
22:30 Economic highlights
27:26 Li Qiang
34:35 Xi Jinping
38:50 Outro
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Bert Hoffman’s newsletter: https://substack.com/inbox/post/108149817
NPC Observer: https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/04/npc-2023-agenda-and-daily-schedule/
Two Sessions in statistics: https://sinobabble.substack.com/p/the-two-sessions-but-make-it-statistics
On the Social Credit System: https://sinobabble.substack.com/p/moral-honest-helpful-chinas-social
Li Qiang's full Q&A text: https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/202303/t20230314_11040394.html
Xi Jinping speech full text: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-03-14/Full-text-of-Xi-Jinping-s-speech-at-first-session-of-14th-NPC-1iaLpfkemB2/index.html
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The biggest meeting of China's government just took place. This historic Two Sessions saw Xi Jinping elected to an unprecedented third term as president, the new government staffed with his followers, and changes to legislation that will see the Chinese Communist Party gain an even tighter grip on power. What do the proclamations about the economy, foreign relations, Taiwan, the United States, and domestic policies tell us about China's policy direction for the next five years?
00:00 Intro
01:43 What are the NPC and CPPCC?
05:37 Personnel (non)changes
13:33 Government reform
22:30 Economic highlights
27:26 Li Qiang
34:35 Xi Jinping
38:50 Outro
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Bert Hoffman’s newsletter: https://substack.com/inbox/post/108149817
NPC Observer: https://npcobserver.com/2023/03/04/npc-2023-agenda-and-daily-schedule/
Two Sessions in statistics: https://sinobabble.substack.com/p/the-two-sessions-but-make-it-statistics
On the Social Credit System: https://sinobabble.substack.com/p/moral-honest-helpful-chinas-social
Li Qiang's full Q&A text: https://www.fmprc.gov.cn/mfa_eng/zxxx_662805/202303/t20230314_11040394.html
Xi Jinping speech full text: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2023-03-14/Full-text-of-Xi-Jinping-s-speech-at-first-session-of-14th-NPC-1iaLpfkemB2/index.html
Sign up for Buzzsprout to launch your podcasting journey: https://www.buzzsprout.com/?referrer_id=162442
Subscribe to the Sinobabble Newsletter: https://sinobabble.substack.com/
Support Sinobabble on Buy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Sinobabblepod

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