Author: Peter Kagwanja & David Monyae

The world anticipates what is, undoubtedly, the most important event in China’s political calendar. Next week, from May 22, 2020, the Chinese Parliament, popularly known as Lianghui or the “Two Sessions,” in Beijing, will convene in Beijing amidst a global Coronavirus pandemic. This twin plenum of the National People’s Congress (NPC) and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) is the topmost political advisory body to the Government of China. Notably, the meeting of Chinese lawmakers coincides with the Africa Day on May 25. Since 2000, when China decidedly pivoted towards Africa and unveiled the Forum for China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC),…