China's Massive Governement

My blog today comes from the article titled 'Politicians, Lobbyists and Complainers Descend on Beijing' that was written by Michael Wines and featured in the New York Times yesterday. This month is a big month for Chinese politics. They have two major meetings with thousands of politicians. This first set of meetings is with elected officials (2,252 members) that meet with the governing body to discuss what they can do different. The governing body usually does not change anything. The second set of meetings is with an unelected, 3,000 member legislature. These members range from actors, athletes, and real politicians. This second set of meetings last about two weeks and consists of night parties and much shopping in the city of BeiJing. This time is a huge boost in the cities economy. This doesn't sound so much as an actual meeting as it does a huge party with thousands of famous and arrogant people getting together.