Push for ‘new productive forces’ set to feature at China’s upcoming ‘two sessions’. What is it all about?

A fresh push for productivity – or “new productive forces” as China calls it – is set to be a key theme at the country’s biggest annual political event next week, analysts believe, as Beijing works to ensure its modernisation goals stay on track amid geopolitical risks and an array of domestic challenges. The upcoming “two sessions” will also serve as the first report card for Premier Li Qiang and other top leaders, a year after they were formally elevated to their posts. “A lot of the things which will be mentioned, a lot of the themes, there’ll be more continuity than changes,” said Dr Hoo Tiang Boon, associate professor at the School of Social Sciences at Singapore’s NTU.

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