China issues 5% GDP target, presents policy priorities at annual meeting
China issues 5% GDP target, presents policy priorities at annual meeting
5/3/2024 6:16

After the work report, the highlight of the whole event was usually the premier’s press conference, but that has now been cancelled.

Probably the most famous press conference was in 2012, when then-Premier Wen Jiaobao warned about the dangers of returning to the excesses of the Cultural Revolution, in what was widely seen as criticism of Bo Xilai and his police chief Wang Lijun. Bo subsequently went to jail.

Source: Bloomberg

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