This week, China opens its annual National People’s Congress to mark the end of the leadership transition.
 
While some of China’s leaders have hinted at the need for political reform, in January, many of the country’s leading academics openly called for democratic change.
 
A day before the Congress opens, however, there are few signs of substantive reforms. When asked about the potential for change under President Xi Jinping, a spokeswoman for the National People’s … [Read More]

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Source: VOA News: Economy and Finance