2017 National People's Congress

Summary

The 2017 National People's Congress, or the Fifth Plenary Session of the 12th National People's Congress, was held in March 2017 at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. It was the last plenary session of the 13th NPC held before elections the next year for the 13th National People's Congress.


President Premier Congress Chairman
Xi Jinping Li Keqiang Zhang Dejiang
since
14 March 2013
since
15 March 2013
since
14 March 2013

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At the NPC, Premier Li Keqiang announced an economic growth target of 6.5 percent for next year, the lowest growth target in two decades.[1] Some observers argued that the target was too high yet due to China's growing debt problem, industrial overcapacity and economic maturing.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Analysis | China just held its National People's Congress. Here are three key points". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
  2. ^ "Making Sense of China's 2017 Economic Growth Target". 10 March 2017.