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Two Sessions
Hanyu Pinyin
Liǎnghuì
Wade–GilesLiang3 Hui4
For Chinese Protestantism, see Lianghui (Protestantism).

The Two Sessions (Chinese: 两会) is the collective term for the annual plenary sessions of the National People's Congress and of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which are typically both held every March at the Great Hall of the People in Xicheng, Beijing around the same dates.[1][2] The Two Sessions last for about ten days.[3]: 61–62 

During the Two Sessions, the National People's Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) hear and discuss reports from the premier, the chief prosecutor, and the President and Chief Justice of the Supreme People's Court.[3]: 61–62 

Other uses of the term

Further information: Internet censorship in China

During the

PRC censors attempted to limit news of the Arab Spring by disabling internet searches for Chinese words such as "Egypt," "Tunisia," and “jasmine", protest organizers urged bloggers and activists to call planned protests lianghui. If the government were to censor this dissenters' circumlocution, it would effectively block internet news about the governmental NPC and CPPCC meetings.[4]

See also

  • Politics of the People's Republic of China

References

  1. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived
    from the original on March 31, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "All you need to know about China's 'Two Sessions'". Al Jazeera. March 3, 2023. Archived from the original on April 26, 2023. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^
    ISBN 978-0393292398
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  4. ^ a b Page, Jeremy (February 24, 2011). "Chinese Push for 'Jasmine' Protests Continues". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved April 29, 2023.
  5. ^ Kent, Jo Ling (February 25, 2011). "Organizers call for second round of demonstrations across China". CNN. Archived from the original on December 4, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  6. ISSN 1059-1028. Archived
    from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
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