Two Sessions: Chinese People’s Democracy vs. US Corporate Lobbying

This week, Professor Yan Liang joins Amanda Yee to discuss Two Sessions, the annual meetings of the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which sets the country’s political and economic trajectory for the next year. Along with highlighting Beijing’s plans for AI, economic growth, and investment in people’s wellbeing, Liang explains how Two Sessions is exemplary of China’s whole process people’s democracy, drawing contrasts to the U.S. system, in which legislation is determined by lobbyists and corporate interests.

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