As Trump unleashes chaos, China has a message it wants the world to hear

Eyewitness Eyewitness As Trump unleashes chaos, China has a message it wants the world to hear Xi Jinping is staging a pitch perfect display of unity. He won't mind the contrast with Trump's war as he aims to show that China is the superpower worth betting on. Helen-Ann Smith Asia correspondent @HelenAnnSmith0 Thursday 5 March 2026 14:10, UK 2:58 Share China's major political meeting explained Why you can trust Sky News It's been a snowy and bitterly cold morning in Beijing's Tiananmen Square. It's a place where journalists and their cameras are usually not allowed; its brutal history makes it a highly sensitive location . But this morning it was shut down to the usual tourist hordes, and we were invited in and allowed to film freely; a mark of a special occasion. The occasion this time is an annual political event known as Lianghui or the Two Sessions. It's China's equivalent of the State opening of Parliament, a moment of pomp and ceremony, a moment where the curtain rises just a touch on what China's leaders think, and what they want. Nearly 3000 delegates are here from across the country, all members of China's legislative body. Many were wearing the traditional dress of China's many ethnic minorities; a show of diversity deemed highly important. More on China I've seen nothing to suspect my husband, says Labour MP after China spying arrests Husband of Labour MP among three men arrested on suspicion of spying for China Ex-Royal Marine and UK Border Force officer 'spied for China in shadow policing operations', court hears Related Topics: China Xi Jinping In theory, they are here to discuss policy and vote on new laws and constitutional changes; in reality, they rubber-stamp decisions already made behind closed doors. But there is no denying that the spectacle of it all is impressive. In the cavernous Great Hall Of The People, everything was pitch perfect; the band, the staging, even the tea cups were refilled in perfect choreographed unity. Trying to decipher wh...