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China’s Communist Party opens fifth plenum

By Thomson Reuters Oct 25, 2026 | 9:03 PM

BEIJING, Oct 26 (Reuters) – China’s ruling Communist Party ​began its fifth ‌plenum on Monday in Beijing, aiming to deliberate major ‌issues ​about “sustained ⁠advancement of full ⁠and rigorous party self-governance”, state television CCTV said.

The ​plenary session, a secretive closed-door ⁠convention ⁠of the highest-ranking ​officials from the ​party’s Central Committee, runs ‌until Thursday.

Analysts view the plenum as potentially ⁠the last major party gathering before its ⁠2027 ‌leadership reshuffle, ⁠offering President Xi Jinping ​an ‌opportunity to ​shore up ⁠authority and enforce ideological uniformity.

(Reporting by Liz Lee; Editing by Tom ​Hogue)