In the military field, an expected 7.2% increase in the defense budget was announced. Inside the Great Hall of the People, the imposing home of the Chinese legislature, with its vaulted roof and ...

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is seen on screens as he speaks during the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC ... Neil Thomas and Jing Qian wrote in a report for the Asia Society ...

BEIJING: Internet restrictions have been tightened. Traffic barricades are being erected. Security personnel are out in even greater numbers than usual around Beijing’s Tiananmen precinct.

An advisory body, the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, will meet at the same time. Members include business leaders, athletes, academics, religious leaders and representatives of ...