From US ties post-Iran to new tech innovation strategies, here is everything you need to know about China’s ongoing ‘two sessions’
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenSCMPPublished: 4:15pm, 11 Mar 2026We have put together stories from our coverage of China’s ongoing “two sessions”. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.1. Taiwan, trade war, PLA and AI: Li Qiang lays out priorities at ‘two sessions’China’s premier pledged to champion “orderly” multipolarism and “inclusive” globalisation at the opening ceremony of the National People’s Congress (NPC) in Beijing.
President Xi Jinping urged China’s major provincial economies to take the lead in technological innovation and strengthen their resilience to external shocks over the next five years.
Beijing laid out a list of priorities for the economy, innovation and the military for this year at the opening session of the NPC – here are the major takeaways, including economic targets and plans for the private sector.
