Watch Beijing's huge meeting distilled into one priceless rap

All images: Screenshots from the video via Xinhuanet

Move over The Rap of China, there's a new China rap star

The big planning meeting of the two national-level decision makers is currently in town. For those not in the know, this double conference is the biggest political event of the year, aiming to push forward China's development and current policies.

However, don't take our word for it – just check out this new rap song that will 'awake your acute vision and reduce tension'.

Video via Xinhuanet

These dope lines don't come courtesy of poorly translated lyrics, but are instead the brainchild of rapper Su Han and his team of what we can only assume are veritable geniuses. This mesmerising video explains exactly nothing but does mention a number of great scientific and social developments of late.

In case you can't watch the whole video right now (although we highly recommend doing so when you get a spare five minutes), here are just a few of our favourite moments.

Quick translation: rapaciousness means greediness and nephrolithiasis means kidney stone disease – a condition famously known for its ability to be shaken off.

It's not the first time politics has gotten intertwined with rap music in a bid to appeal to younger demographics. But this time, it's entirely unclear just who this song is targeted towards. Anglophones? The youth? With hip references to 'current' trends such as Popeye, Ready Player One and Luke Skywalker, we're not sure which demographic they're going for, but, we love it.

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