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China's Priorities and Ambitions: Key Takeaways From the “Two Sessions” Les Jeudis de l'Ifri
A "Les jeudis de l'Ifri" videoconference around Françoise NICOLAS, Director of Ifri's Center for Asian Studies and Marc JULIENNE, Head of China Research, Center for Asian Studies, Ifri
As a major milestone in China"s political life, the annual plenary session of two central institutions of the Chinese political system – the National People's Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference – take on special significance in this year of the CCP's centenary celebration. In a tense international context, marked by the repercussions of the COVID-19 crisis and the persistent deterioration of Sino-American relations, the 14th five-year plan (2021-25) will be adopted and the main orientations of the country's economic policy and its technological ambitions for 2035 will be mapped out.
Chair: Thomas Gomart, director of Ifri.
This debate is for corporate members only. It will be conducted in French.
For further information on this debate, please contact Sandrine Bañales, corporate and embassies memberships coordinator: banales@ifri.org.