China’s Political Discourse March 2023: The People’s Choice for a Global Shared Destiny

By China Media Project

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1. Introduction: The National People’s Congress

2. Focus Topic: The People’s Choice for a Global Shared Destiny

3. March Surprises: Shielding the Capitalists

4. The Hot and the Cold

5. The Centrality Index

6. Foreign Leaders

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Introduction

The major event in Chinese politics in March 2023 was the formal start of the third-term presidency of Xi Jinping —  an event that was completely unsurprising, and yet still deeply significant. The Fourteenth National People's Congress (NPC), which completed the leadership transition outlined at the 20^th National Congress in October last year, putting in place a government stacked with hand-picked Xi loyalists, was capped on March 10 with the rubber-stamping of Xi’s presidency. The margin: a resounding 2,952 to 0.