The fifth plenum of China’s 19th Party Congress, a gathering of leaders on the Party’s Central Committee, ended today, October 29. The proceedings happened behind closed doors but early reports ...

Delegates arrive before the opening session of the National People's Congress (NPC) at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China. Thomas Peter/Reuters Failure to designate a date for an important ...

China cut key interest rates after its leaders met at a Communist Party plenum last week. China's second-quarter economic data missed government targets and analyst expectations. The cuts come as the ...

Between July 15th and 18th members of the Central Committee of the Communist Party are meeting for its third plenum, an event that happens roughly every five years. What is this conclave and why does ...

President Xi Jinping is presiding over a conclave to draft a new economic program. The stakes are high, but expectations for big changes are modest. By Chris Buckley and Keith Bradsher Chris Buckley, ...

The recently concluded Third Plenum of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) 20th Central Committee did not produce any major surprises or unexpected policy shifts. Rather, the conclave was mostly an ...

BEIJING, April 30 (Reuters) - The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the body of elite decision makers was elected in ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. China’s long-delayed third Party plenum on economic reform will be held in July.