National People's Congress

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2020-05-28T07:52:58+00:00
Regional News • Asia • China
Chinese parliament approves national security law for Hong Kong
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The National People's Congress passed a new security law for Hong Kong, which would make it a crime to undermine Beijing's authority in the territory.

The new law bans sedition, secession and subversion of the central government and allows China's state security agencies to operate in the city.

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2020-05-22T15:58:33+00:00
Regional News • Asia • China
China abandons GDP goal for the first time since 1990

The Chinese premier Li Keqiang has announced in his opening speech of the National People's Congress (NPC) that the country would not set a goal for the gross domestic product (GDP) of the country. According to him the decision was made based on the uncertainties due to the "Covid-19 pandemic and the world economic and trade environment".