PODCAST RELEASE – China’s ‘Two Sessions’ 2025: Signals to Watch

Are China’s annual ‘Two Sessions’ (known in Chinese as ‘lianghui’) in early March the world’s largest political meetings you didn’t hear about?  We’re back again for a discussion of these critical political meetings in 2025, hosting our returning contributor Associate Professor Jason Young, Director of the Contemporary China Research Centre at Victoria University of Wellington, talking with our Council’s Executive Director Alistair Crozier

(For those new to the ‘lianghui’ you can also check out our previous video explainer on our ‘INSIGHT’ page for a quick introduction.)

As Beijing outlines its priorities for socio-economic growth, innovation, green development, foreign policy and much more, these meetings hold important clues for New Zealand’s relationship with our largest trading partner.

Listen to the podcast here