SummaryFrom early to mid-March, the National People's Congress, the top legislature, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, China's top political advisory body, will convene their annual sessions, known collectively as the "two sessions."
Chinese lawmakers on Wednesday approved the country's economic and social development blueprint for the 2016-2020 period, which sets targeted average annual economic growth at above 6.5 percent in the next five years.