Sign of the Times: Applaud Now

(Caixin Online)One of the most outrageous things we journalists heard during recent sessions of the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference was "give me a sign to applaud."

I heard that sentence spoken by a Hong Kong delegate on the second day of the CPPCC, March 4, during discussions about a government work report and delegate proposals for improving CPPCC's roles. I sat beside a group of economic specialists.