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Landmark gathering of China’s Communist Party elite set for November
- Hundreds of members of the Central Committee will meet in Beijing but an exact date has yet to be announced
- It will be the last major meeting before next year’s national congress – and an expected leadership reshuffle
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China’s top Communist Party leaders will gather in Beijing in November for the most important meeting ahead of next year’s national congress, when a major leadership reshuffle is expected.
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The Politburo announced that the sixth – and final – plenary session of the 19th Central Committee will be held in November after their meeting on Tuesday, according to state broadcaster CCTV. An exact date was not given for the plenum, which is usually held in October.
The plenum will focus on “the major achievements and historical experience of the party’s struggle in the past century”, the report said. That would include “why we have succeeded in the past and how we can continue to succeed in the future”.
The Politburo, China’s top decision-making body, said it had also reviewed reports from inspection teams on the country’s education system and urged schools to help strengthen the party’s leadership.
More than 370 full and alternate members of the Central Committee will take part in the plenum.
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Over the past three decades, the party has usually used the last plenary session to address party affairs, especially on key appointments, ideology and party-building matters.
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