Xi Jinping didn’t speak at China’s Two Sessions, but it’s clear who is in charge
The meetings showed China’s leader is steering China along a path that is dictated by national security and party control, at the expense of everything else
Xi Jinping didn’t speak at China’s Two Sessions meetings this year, but his presence was still felt.
His name appeared 16 times in the government work report delivered by the Premier Li Qiang, the number two leader, reportedly more than in any other year since Xi took office over a decade ago. Li was clear in noting that credit for China’s achievements in 2023 was owed to Xi and to “the sound guidance of Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era”, Xi’s ideological doctrine.