China's choreographed political meet carries message of control By Reuters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

56% : "National security has become the 'raison d'etre' of the Chinese government and the Party.
49% : "The decision to cancel the premier's news conference was "another example of state governance institutions and traditions falling by the wayside, in part because they don't fit in with Xi's Party-dominated vision of governance," Kellog added.NPC spokesperson Lou Qinjian said the premier's news conference was cancelled because there were more briefings by other ministers.
49% : After praising China's diplomacy he asked, "what role can foreign journalists play in telling China's story well?"In response, the usually stern Wang mentioned the reporter's recent dance performance at the ministry's Lunar New Year party widely shared on Douyin, the Chinese counterpart of TikTok.
35% : Wall-to-wall state media coverage means optics are as important as incoming laws.

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