One of China’s most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the goals for the next five years.
The closed-door gathering known as the fourth plenum is expected to last four days and will discuss and put the final touches on China’s next five-year plan, a blueprint for 2026-2030.
The leaders are meeting at a time of heightened trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and just ahead of a possible meeting between Xi and US President Donald Trump during a regional summit later this month.
Here is what to know about the meeting:
What the fourth plenum is and why it matters
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The fourth plenum refers to the fourth plenary session, out of typically a total of seven sessions during the five-year term of the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee. Xi and about 370 members of the central committee are expected to attend.
The gathering also may​One of China’s most important meetings begins Monday, as leader Xi Jinping and other ruling Communist Party elites gather in Beijing to map out the goals for the next five years.
The closed-door gathering known as the fourth plenum is expected to last four days and will discuss and put the final touches on China’s next five-year plan, a blueprint for 2026-2030.
The leaders are meeting at a time of heightened trade tensions between Washington and Beijing and just ahead of a possible meeting between Xi and US President Donald Trump during a regional summit later this month.
Here is what to know about the meeting:
What the fourth plenum is and why it matters
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The fourth plenum refers to the fourth plenary session, out of typically a total of seven sessions during the five-year term of the Chinese Communist Party’s central committee. Xi and about 370 members of the central committee are expected to attend.
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