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Communist Party to Hold Key Policy Meeting on Next Five-Year Plan in October

Published: Sep. 29, 2025 2:43 p.m. GMT+8

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China’s Communist Party will hold a key policy-setting conclave from Oct. 20 to 23 in Beijing to map out the country’s development path for the next five years.

The date for the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee was set at a meeting of the party’s Political Bureau on Sept. 29, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported. The meeting, presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping, discussed the draft proposal for the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development.

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China’s Communist Party will hold a key policy conclave from Oct. 20-23, 2024, to set the country’s development path for 2026-2030.
The plenum will discuss the 15th Five-Year Plan, focusing on high-quality development, reforms, and balancing market with government role.
Party leadership, risk prevention, and “Chinese-style modernization” are emphasized as core guiding principles.

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Sept. 29, 2025：: The party’s Political Bureau met, presided over by General Secretary Xi Jinping, to discuss the draft proposal for the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development and set the date for the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee.

Sept. 29, 2025：: The Political Bureau reviewed a report on feedback for the draft proposal from within and outside the party. The proposal was to be revised based on this meeting before submission to the plenum.

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