China's Priorities and Ambitions: Key Takeaways From the “Two Sessions”
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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.
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Françoise NICOLAS
Conseillère au Centre Asie de l'Ifri
Marc JULIENNE
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