Editor’s Note for Monday, March 7, 2022
A note for Access newsletter readers from Jeremy Goldkorn. Today: China hosts its annual "Two Sessions" meeting.
My thoughts today:
The Two Sessions, the annual gathering of top Communist Party and government officials, began in Beijing last week Friday.
Today, Foreign Minister Wรกng Yรฌ ็ๆฏ gave a press briefing at which he reaffirmed Chinaโs support for Russia, indirectly accused the U.S. of making โmoves that pour oil on the flame and escalate tensionsโ in Ukraine, and warned Washington against forming a โPacific NATOโ and backing Taiwan.
That is all rather noteworthy. As is Premier Lว Kรจqiรกngโs ๆๅ ๅผบ announcement of a 5.5% GDP growth target for this year.
A lot happened today: read on for details.
Our word of the day is food security ็ฒฎ้ฃๅฎๅ จ (liรกngshรญ ฤnquรกn, literally grain security).
