UNLIKE the consultations last year, the 2019 annual sessions of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in early March (two sessions) was sobering in setting the tone for economic policies in 2019 and beyond.
The “two sessions” comprise first, the second session of the 13th Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee (CPPCC, China’s top political advisory body), followed by the second session of the 13th NPC (the nation’s top legislature). They dealt with key issues concerning China’s development strategies & policies.