Resumption of the political calendar in China
By: Marie-France Chatin Follow
Beijing continues to face a plethora of international inquiries about the origins of the coronavirus pandemic. It is in this context that the annual session of the National People's Congress takes place with more than two months behind schedule.
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A political ritual of red China since the 1990s which will obviously focus on the way in which Beijing managed and perhaps solved the problem of the Covid-19. The regime wants to get back on track as quickly as possible, because for the first time since the turn towards the market economy, the Chinese have to face a decline in growth.
Guests:
- Alice Ekman , analyst responsible for Asia at the Institute for Security Studies of the European Union (EUISS). Author of “ Bright Red. The Chinese Communist Ideal ”, editions of the Observatory.
- Jean-Pierre Cabestan , Professor in the Department of Political Science and International Studies at the Baptist University of Hong Kong and director of research at the CNRS. Associate researcher at the Asia Center. Author of " Tomorrow China : Democracy or dictatorship ? At Gallimard.
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