What Congress Did This Year
BEIJING, March 4 (Xinhua) -- China's system of people's congresses is in the spotlight again as the annual session of the 14th National People's Congress (NPC), the country's national legislature, will open Tuesday. The people's congress system is the fundamental political system in China...
citing a Supreme Court ruling from 2005 that upheld a similarly deregulatory move.But Judge Patricia Milett rightly argued in a concurring opinion that“the result is unhinged from the realities of modern broadband service ,"and said Congress or the Supreme Court could intervene to" avoid...
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BEIJING, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- At week-long 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), which concluded on Saturday in Beijing, a blueprint for China's future development has been mapped out. As the world economy is facing a tough situation this year, with probably tough...
What is the 20th CPC National Congress? 二十大,全称是中国共产党第二十次全国代表大会。 The full name of 20th CPC National Congress is the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. 中国共产党第二十次全国...
The National People's Congress is the highest authority in China. Every year, deputies to the People’s Congress gather to define, design and evolve the future of China. Its main functions and powers include legislation, supervision, appointment and removal of officials and making decisions on ma...
This year's debt-limit debate in Congress doesn't mirror what happened in 2011, but experts point out that the duration of the discussions could have had unintended consequences in the market. Knapp remarks, "Gridlock regarding the debt ceiling creates uncertainty that could eventually roil markets...
I'm Robert Lawrence Kuhn and here's what I'm watching: The Communist Party of China, the CPC, the Party, in this axial year of the 20th CPC National Congress. How does the CPC establish credible checks and balances in a syst...
"Inflation is difficult for people to understand," he adds. "Everyone has been making financial plans with the expectation the Fed would try to keep inflation at about 2% a year. Probably no one planned for 8% inflation each year. It may feel good to get a raise, but unless you’re ...