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Legislative inquiry sheds light on China’s local government rulebook

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Beijing has quietly issued two key rules to discipline local governments. On June 24, China's legislature (NPCSC) held an inquiry session on the unified national market. Sound boring? Well, it's not! During the session, NDRC Vice Chairman Li Chunlin gave the first central-level confirmation that two...