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Hui had been part of the CPPCC’s elite 300-member standing committee since 2013, but he was told not to attend the annual convention in March last year as his property group became the biggest casualty of the nation’s credit crunch.
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Bloomberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
The decision was approved by the standing committee of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, according to CCTV.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
China’s top legislators, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, meet through Tuesday and are likely to discuss a proposal for the early issuance of new local government debt and the appointment of key personnel.
—Vince Golle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
City Council was also expected to vote on a resolution establishing gun-free zones in certain parts of the city but referred the issue to the public health and safety standing committee.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
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Bloomberg, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2023
The decision was approved by the standing committee of the country’s rubber-stamp legislature, the National People’s Congress, according to CCTV.
—Nectar Gan, CNN, 24 Oct. 2023
China’s top legislators, the standing committee of the National People’s Congress, meet through Tuesday and are likely to discuss a proposal for the early issuance of new local government debt and the appointment of key personnel.
—Vince Golle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2023
City Council was also expected to vote on a resolution establishing gun-free zones in certain parts of the city but referred the issue to the public health and safety standing committee.
—Detroit Free Press, 10 May 2023
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