China’s troubled relations with the United States is also likely to be in focus as the country’s top legislature convenes in Beijing.
at the helm at a twice a decade Communist Party Congress in October last year.
It was emotional moment for her as it was the first time in three years they were able to return home, after China relaxed its strict COVID-19 prevention measures at the end of last year. Mdm Wang and her husband said they are hopeful about the future, although things have not gone back to pre-pandemic times."It should be said that it is much better than before, because after all you’re free to move about and can earn money, right? It’s much better than staying at home when I felt depressed at one point,” said 35-year-old Han Liyin, who owns cosmetics shop in a small town in Hebei’s Yutian county.
“But it doesn't mean that we've seen an end to politics and command in China. It's really growth in a new political normal of maximum Xi,” he said.Unhappiness over the zero-COVID policy has mostly dissipated, paving the way for him to be endorsed as president when the country's largely ceremonial parliament convenes.
However, analysts said they do not expect a shift in China’s foreign policy approach despite new leadership.
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