Concerns about China’s economic slowdown are expected to dominate its annual meetings of the country’s political elite.
As the ‘Two Sessions’ meeting opens in Beijing, the international community is watching closely to see how President Xi will address the downturn, and how it might impact trade around the world.
The annual Lianghui sessions bring thousands of lawmakers and delegates from all over China to Beijing, for the meeting of the National People’s Congress.
There, they discuss what China regards as its three battles: poverty, pollution and financial risk.
More than 2000 members of the Chinese Communist Party's ((CCP)) advisory body are also gathering in the capital.
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