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What to look out for at this year’s meeting of China’s legislature | Brookings

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On March 5, China’s legislature—the National People’s Congress (NPC)—will convene for its annual meeting, which will last about a week.

March 3, 2026 19 min read On March 5, China’s legislature—the National People’s Congress (NPC)—will convene for its annual meeting, which will last about a week. The John L. Thornton China Center asked several China scholars to comment on the meeting and what they expect to occur. Jonathan A. Czin Setting the scene This year’s NPC will be especially consequential because President Xi Jinping and the Chinese leadership will formally roll out the next five-year plan for China’s development. It will lay out Xi’s ambitions through the end of the decade and will emphasize his goals for…

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