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Opinion
Opinion
Yu Jie
Coronavirus and trade war pushing China to focus on fixing economy rather than leading world order
- Scant mention of Belt and Road Initiative and abandoning of annual GDP target indicates managing internal affairs dominates leaders’ attention
- Decisions taken during the National People’s Congress meeting suggest the Communist Party is putting emphasis on providing jobs and social stability
Updated: 9:05am, 8 Jun, 2020

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Dr Yu Jie is Senior Research Fellow on China in the Asia-Pacific Programme, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, Chatham House and associate fellow at LSE IDEAS.