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Investors have been awaiting news of the gathering of the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, which is expected to announce details on any fiscal stimulus.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
In September, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress published draft legislation that would, among other things, outlaw speech and dress deemed to criticize the Chinese nation or people.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 27 June 2024
The atrocities did not stop Chinese leader Xi Jinping from being named head of the CCP for a historic third term or from stacking the Politburo standing committee with close loyalists.
—James Millward, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
Davis called a special meeting of the Unified Government’s Neighborhood and Community Development standing committee to take place May 15.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
In September, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress published draft legislation that would, among other things, outlaw speech and dress deemed to criticize the Chinese nation or people.
—Alena Botros, Fortune Asia, 27 June 2024
The atrocities did not stop Chinese leader Xi Jinping from being named head of the CCP for a historic third term or from stacking the Politburo standing committee with close loyalists.
—James Millward, Foreign Affairs, 23 Jan. 2023
Davis called a special meeting of the Unified Government’s Neighborhood and Community Development standing committee to take place May 15.
—Bill Lukitsch, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2024
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“Standing committee.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/standing%20committee. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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