China has brought the coronavirus outbreak under control. Now the most important political meeting of the year is to be rescheduled in Beijing. The economy hopes for new aid.
Beijing (AP) - The People's Congress in China postponed because of the corona pandemic will take place from May 22 this year. China's state-run Xinhua news agency reported on Wednesday.
In China, the most important political ritual of the year was supposed to take place on March 5, but was postponed due to the outbreak of Covid-19 lung disease. Around 6,000 MPs from the People's Congress and members of the consultative consultative conference that takes place in parallel come to the capital from all provinces every year.
The members of the People's Congress are not freely elected, but are sent every five years by local people's congresses of the provinces, autonomous regions, cities and the People's Liberation Army. However, all important decisions were made beforehand in a tight management circle, in the powerful Politburo. Parliament has never rejected a proposal.
However, the meeting is of great importance for observers, as the political guidelines for the future are announced there. The new military budget is presented annually around the two-week meeting. The plenary also generally passes the new growth target for the country's economy.
It is eagerly awaited whether and which further measures to support the economy will be decided at this year's People's Congress, which was hard hit by the outbreak of the corona virus. China's economic output shrank in the first quarter since the data was collected.
Each year the delegates actually meet in March in the Great Hall of the People for their plenary session. In between, a standing committee does the legislative work. The People's Congress approves laws, changes the constitution, approves the government, approves the budget and discusses the situation in the country.
