China’s legislature to meet amid backdrop of slowing economy, war in Ukraine
LA TimesDelegates and Chinese leaders attend the closing session of China’s National People’s Congress in Beijing on May 28, 2020. China’s 3,000-member ceremonial parliament will open its annual session Saturday with the government facing a slowing economy and international pressure over its refusal to condemn Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Although domestic issues typically dominate the National People’s Congress, the war in Ukraine is highlighting the ideological confrontation between the American-led West and the competing worldview of Beijing and Moscow. At a news conference Friday, Congress spokesperson Zhang Yesui indicated China defended the policy as providing the “maximum results at as little cost as possible.” “This approach can ensure that, in most regions and for most people, their lives and the economy can go on in a normal way,” Zhang said.
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