China has kicked off a major political event amid ongoing trade tensions with the U.S..<br />The so-called "two sessions" meeting will run for about two weeks, with the economy set to top the agenda.<br />Ro Aram has the details. <br />This annual event sets out China's political and economic goals for the coming year so it will have a huge impact on both domestic affairs as well as foreign policy.<br />Around 5,000 delegates from China's top two political parties are gathering in Beijing - among them President Xi Jinping and other high-level officials.<br />On Sunday, the country's political advisory body, known as the CPPCC, kicked off proceedings. <br />This party is mostly comprised of non-political figures who do not have legislative power.<br />From Tuesday China's rubber-stamp parliament, the National People's Congress, will run parallel to that meeting. <br />The whole process is expected to take about two weeks.<br />This year the key agenda will be the economy.<br />Both parties will be trying pass a new foreign investment law designed to ease foreign concerns about China's highly-regulated investment environment.<br />This planned legislation comes amid talks between Beijing and Washington to resolve their trade dispute.<br />The gatherings will also likely address China's slumping economy and a lowered growth forecast is expected to come out. <br />Other agenda items to be discussed include various domestic issues, such as education, medical care and tackling poverty<br />Ro Aram, Arirang News.. <br />
