Invitation丨CBBC’s Two Sessions Debrief
The respective annual meetings of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) and the National People's Congress (NPC) — major political events that are together known as the "Two Sessions" — will kick off on 4th-5th March in Beijing.
This year’s highly anticipated Two Sessions will review the country's socioeconomic achievements and share the Chinese government's economic development priorities for 2024. The Premier's latest government work report containing economic targets and various key quotas will also be released.
Given the variety of challenges China's economy is facing, businesses and investors the world over will be keen to see what policies, messages, targets, and initiatives the government will be introducing during Two Sessions to bring help the country back on track.
CBBC has invited a panel of leading experts to share their insights on this year’s two sessions, including John Liu, Executive Editor, Greater China Region, Bloomberg, Su Yue, Principal Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit and Guo Shan, Partner, Hutong Research. Our panel will discuss the outcomes from this year’s Two Sessions and provide analysis on the political and economic implications for UK business.
Date: Monday, 18 March 2024
Time: Offline 16:30, online 17:00 (China time)
Venue: CBBC Beijing Office, Room 901-902, 9th Floor, Building C, Guanghualu SOHO II, Building No.9, Guanghualu Chaoyang District, Beijing
Agenda:
16:30-17:00 Offline event guest registration
17:00-17:05 Welcome remarks
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Tom Simpson, Managing Director, CBBC China
17:05-17:45 Panel discussion
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Moderator: Tom Simpson, Managing Director, CBBC China
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John Liu, Executive Director, Bloomberg
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Su Yue, Principal Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
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Guo Shan, Partner, Hutong Research
17:45-17:55 Q&A
17:55-18:00 Closing remarks
How to join:
Members: Free
Non-Members: 200 RMB
About the Speakers
John Liu
Executive Director, Bloomberg
John Liu is Bloomberg News Executive Editor for the Greater China Region, overseeing more than 280 reporters and editors in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai and Taipei. He has worked as a journalist in China for more than a decade, writing about the nation’s economy, government policy, capital markets and companies.
John joined Bloomberg in 2006 as a technology correspondent and became Shanghai Bureau Chief in 2008. He relocated to Beijing in 2010, where he served as Beijing Bureau Chief and then Managing Editor before taking his current post in 2015.
Prior to joining Bloomberg, John was a technology reporter for Interfax News Agency in Shanghai. He holds a bachelor’s degree in literature from the University of California in Santa Barbara.
Su Yue
Principal Economist, Economist Intelligence Unit
Su Yue is the Principal Economist of AccessChina/Asia at The Economist Intelligence Unit.
She is a frequent guest in national and international media, providing critical insight into China’s economic trends and fast changing policy environment.
Yue leads The EIU’s China research team, which provides economic and political coverage of China and has a strong client-facing element, both in terms of interacting with global clients looking at China and Chinese clients looking for a global perspective.
Yue holds a doctorate in political economy from the Chinese Academy of Governance. Her research focused on the aid effectiveness of multilateral development banks and analysed the factors that might disrupt the investment returns of infrastructure projects.
Before joining The EIU she worked as a local government civil servant in China. Yue holds a Masters of Economics from The University of Hong Kong.
Guo Shan
Partner, Hutong Research
Shan is a partner at Hutong Research, where she covers China‘s policymaking and the political-economic dynamics behind.
Previously, Shan worked at Plenum, advising multinationals about China’s industrial policies in areas such as electric vehicles and energy, as well as structural changes in areas such as real estate and labour market.
Before Plenum, Shan worked for Rhodium Group, where she explained China‘s policymaking to foreign firms and investors, and Deloitte, advising clients on cross-border transactions. Shan has an MPA from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting and finance from Hong Kong Polytechnic University.