China’s ‘two sessions’: Beijing set to signal post-Covid economic confidence

China’s political elite will gather in Beijing this week for the year’s biggest legislative set piece, known as the “two sessions” or lianghui , facing a number of major political challenges, including the aftermath of the coronavirus and the ongoing rivalry with the United States. In this instalment of a series looking at the agenda, we examine why Beijing is likely to use the event to highlight its economic achievements.

Beijing is set to send a message of unparalleled success in its economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic and detail how it will achieve new targets over the next five years during the “two sessions” this week.