China’s ‘Two Sessions’ set to get under way amid slowing economy and trade tensions with US and EU

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China's annual legislative meetings, the 'Two Sessions', start on Monday: Much of the talk is likely to focus on 'new productive forces', the latest piece of jargon from the Communist Party. Photograph:Pedro Pardo/AFP China’s biggest annual political event begins in Beijing on Monday amid trade tensions with the United States and the European Union and a sluggish domestic economy. Over the course of about a week, the government will set key economic targets, make high-level appointments and outline the policy direction for the coming year. Known as the Two Sessions, it takes the form of parallel sittings of the National...