Out of ideas in China? Xi tinkers as economy stagnates
Xi Jinping’s focus on national security over economic prosperity means his government is unlikely to announce major stimulus or reform when it announces its 2024 budget next week.
Tokyo | Once a year, China puts on an elaborate political show when 3000 parliamentarians meet under the marble pillars of Beijing’s Great Hall of the People.
The legislators, mostly men in suits, stare studiously at the policy documents in front of them and clap enthusiastically as Xi Jinping and his senior ministers give speeches outlining the country’s economic direction for the year ahead.
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