Politburo Study Session on new productive forces 新质生产力; Xi and baozi; Security and development; Spring Festival travel weather worries
Summary of today’s Essential Eight:
Politburo Study Session on new productive forces 新质生产力 - New productive forces 新质生产力 (NPF) is a concept that Xi first mentioned during a September 2023 inspection tour in Heilongjiang. What are new productive forces and why are they important? A Friday Xinhua commentary explains: “From the first mention of "new product…