Two sessions: Can a rubberstamp parliament help China's economy? - BBC News

The National People's Congress is a political performance. But watch carefully for signs of policy change.

14 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, EPAImage caption, Thousands of delegates are expected to converge at Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the PeopleBy Stephen McDonellBBC News, BeijingThe Chinese government is under massive pressure to come up with solutions for its troubled economy.

So people will be watching the National People's Congress to see what's on offer when it starts on Tuesday.

Nearly 3,000 NPC delegates gather annually, for just over a week, inside Beijing's cavernous Great Hall of the People to pass laws, approve personnel changes and delegate the operation of government to smaller groups which meet throughout the year.

It is, for the most part, a political performance which rubber-stamps decisions already made behind closed doors.

But given that the messages delivered have been thought through by those in power, analysts will be looking out for any change in the official Party line and what it might mean for China and the world.

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