China's leaders express confidence in the country's ability to become a high-tech powerhouse under the leadership of Xi Jinping. The National People's Congress concludes with a ceremony in Beijing, providing a rare glimpse into the country's political system.
As China grapples with a struggling economy and an intensifying tech war with the United States, its leaders had one message for the thousands of political elites gathering in Beijing: the country will stay the course in becoming a high-tech powerhouse under the helm of one man – supreme leader Xi Jinping .
That note of confidence was echoed throughout a week of highly choreographed meetings of China’s rubber-stamp national legislature and top political advisory body, which concluded Monday with a ceremony in the cavernous Great Hall of the People. The event, held largely without Covid restrictions for the first time in years, is a rare chance for the world to glimpse into an increasingly opaque political system under Xi. Here are the major takeaways from the gathering: Tightening control The closing day of the National People’s Congress legislature on Monday was missing a key event – a press conference conducted by the Chinese premie
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