1. As usual China’s top political advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), held its annual plenary session in Beijing along with the National People’s Congress (NPC). The plenum was delayed this year a....
   June 23, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , China , Article , Politburo , CCP , PLA , Li Keqiang , COVID-19 , CPCC , PAP , Deputies , critics of Xi , Hong Kong Deputies , National security Law , TAR , Xinjiang

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• The 3rd Plenum of the 13th National People’s Congress (NPC) was held in Beijing from May 22 to 28, 2020, in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic with restrictions on expenditure and social interaction.
• Th....
  June 20, 2020 International Relations and Diplomacy , Neighbourhood Studies , China , Article , China , economy , Xi Jinping , CPPCC , Tsinghua University , Pandemic , Two Sessions , 13th CPC , military Deputies , criticism , Hongkong , Two Centenary goals , US-China relations

Numerous commentaries and essays have argued and concluded that the military gap between the US and China is closing and the numerical naval balance between the two Pacific powers has converged. The PLA Navy is growing rapidly, and in the last five y....