20th CPC Central Committee to Hold Fifth Plenary Session in October on Party Self-Governance

The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee met on July 30 and decided that the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee will be held in Beijing in October. The meeting was chaired by Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee. The plenary session will study major issues concerning advancing comprehensive and rigorous Party self-governance.

The meeting noted that comprehensive and rigorous self-governance has achieved marked results since the 18th Party Congress, but that amid profound changes in the international and domestic environment the Party still faces new circumstances and challenges. Building the Party well and strong remains a long-term and pressing task.

Building the Party well and strong

On Party building, the meeting stressed upholding and strengthening the centralized, unified leadership of the Party, enhancing the Party's capacity for long-term governance, preserving its advanced nature and integrity, maintaining close ties with the people, and further improving the systems for comprehensive and rigorous self-governance.

The meeting called for ensuring that the Party remains a Marxist governing party that stays at the forefront of the times and enjoys the wholehearted support of the people, providing a strong political guarantee for advancing the country's various undertakings.

Analyzing the economy

The same meeting also analyzed the current economic situation and made arrangements for economic work in the second half of the year. Against an external environment that remains uncertain, keeping growth and expectations stable is a central focus of policy for the rest of the year.

By convention, the fifth plenary session is an important window on the direction of China's policy. This meeting's focus on comprehensive and rigorous Party self-governance signals a clear intent to lead the country's work through the building of the Party.