Parents of Foreigners Congress

外国人的家长会 (Waiguoren de Jiazhang Hui): Parents of Foreigners Congress

In 2013, netizens began to use this phrase to refer to the annual meetings of the National People's Congress and Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress, known together as the “Two Sessions” (两会 Liǎnghuì). The National People's Congress (NPC) is China's unicameral legislative house, and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Congress (CPPCC) is a political advisory body whose delegates represent various defined groups from Chinese society.

On March 4, 2013, Hong Kong-based newspaper Oriental Daily reported that a majority of the officials and delegates attending the meetings held foreign passports, foreign residency rights, or had children who were born abroad[zh]. This led netizens to question the appropriateness of these people playing a pivotal role in the formation of China's national policies, and to begin calling the 2013 meetings the “United Nations” and the “Parents of Foreigners Congress.”

See also Stupid Sessions.

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