China scraps premier's annual press conference for first time since 1993
BEIJING, March 4 (Reuters) - China’s Premier Li Qiang will not hold a press conference after the close of this year’s annual parliamentary meeting, an official said on Monday, ending a tradition maintained for three decades.
Moreover, barring special circumstances, there will also be no such press conferences by Li after each year’s meeting for the remaining term of China’s parliament ending in 2027, National People’s Congress (NPC) spokesman Lou Qinjian added.