China Cuts Premier Briefing; GDP Target Upcoming: NPC Highlights
Xi Jinping speaks with Li Qiang during the opening ceremony of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, on March 4.
Photographer: Pedro Pardo/AFP/Getty Images
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Li Qiang will become the first Chinese premier in three decades to skip a press briefing at the annual legislative meeting, a move likely to fan investor fears about opaque policymaking.
The press conference by the sitting premier has been in place since at least 1993, and was one of the few events on China’s political calendar where a top leader interacted with the public.