Xinhua reported (October 24) that the Politburo met  on October 24 and set the dates for the Central Committee’s long-awaited Fourth Plenum for 28 to 31 October in Beijing. 

 

The Politburo also listened to feedback collected from within and outside the party on a draft document titled “The CCP Central Committee’s Decision on Major Issues Regarding Upholding and Improving the Socialism with Chinese Characteristics System, Advancing the Modernization of the Party’s Governance System and Governance Capacity” and decided to revise the document. The revised version will be submitted to the Fourth Plenum for deliberation. The meeting described “upholding and improving the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advancing the modernization of the governance system and governance capacity” as the “important strategic mission of the whole party.” It laid out the “comprehensive goals” to achieve this mission in three steps, by the 100th anniversary of the CCP, by 2035, and by the 100th anniversary of the PRC.