CHINA-20TH PARTY CONGRESS: 19TH CC OF CCP HOLDS 7TH PLENARY SESSION IN BEIJING ON OCTOBER 7
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CCTV (October 7) announced that the 7th Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of
the Chinese Communist Party was held in Beijing on October 7. It will last 4 days. CCP CC
General Secretary Xi Jinping made a work report to the plenary session on behalf of the
Political Bureau of the CCP CC and explained to the plenary session the 'discussion draft' of
the report of the 19th Central Committee to the 20th Party Congress. The work report, which
will outline basic policies as well as development goals of the party and the nation through
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2027, is also expected to detail achievements in the 10 years since Xi became party chief in
2012. Xinhua said the 20th Party Congress will take stock of the party's work over the past five
years, "with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in uniting and leading the whole Party and Chinese
people of all ethnic groups to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in the
new era." The 7th Plenum is expected to issue a communique through the media on the last day
of the session. Quoting Wang Huning, a member of the Politburo Standing Committee and the
country's top ideological theorist, Xinhua said he talked about a draft amendment to the
Communist Party constitution. Nikkei Asia quoted CCP sources as separately commenting that
the amendment at the upcoming congress would incorporate wording that indicates Xi's
unswerving power and authority has been cemented. Caixin (October 10) said Politburo
member Wang Huning explained draft amendments to the party’s constitution
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