CHINA-INTERNAL: PROCESS FOR 4TH PLENUM DOCUMENT
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Xinhua (November 5) publicised Xi Jinping’s explanation of the Fourth Plenum Decisions released by the Party. The 4th Plenum decisions went through an exhaustive process. In February and March, the Politburo held meetings to decide on the theme of the Fourth Plenum. They also set up a drafting group for the Decisions. The drafting group sought to collect input from cadres. In April, they sent out a call for opinions and suggestions from all departments in all regions. The group then put together a first draft, which was reviewed by the Politburo in September. Top officials then sent the draft out for more feedback. The first draft was circulated to “old comrades” and others within the Party. Xi Jinping also invited important non-Party individuals to give feedback at a symposium on September 25. There was a lot of feedback and 1,755 suggestions were put forward. The drafting group made 283 revisions based on the feedback.
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