04 Mar 2021
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On Wednesday, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a press conference ahead of the Two Sessions.
CPPCC spokesperson Guo Weimin explained the rationale for this year’s shorter event (Sina):
“[It] summarizes the experience of last year’s [shorter] meeting [an...
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