{"id":323644,"date":"2026-03-06T03:00:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-npc-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T03:00:25","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T03:00:25","slug":"chinas-npc-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/chinas-npc-what-it-is-and-why-it-matters-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s NPC: what it is and why it matters | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/iFXyeoBSyJ4\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"China's NPC: what it is and why it matters | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iFXyeoBSyJ4\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>China\u2019s National People\u2019s Congress has opened, just as the Iran war escalates. Why does the NPC matter? 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