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China schedules key leadership plenum for October

China has announced that a key plenum of its 20th Central Committee will convene in October in Beijing. This gathering of over 370 full and alternate members is expected to focus on strengthening party governance. The timing of the plenum is notable, occurring approximately one month after President Xi Jinping's anticipated visit to the United States. AI

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China schedules key leadership plenum for October

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · William Zheng ·

    China says key plenum will be held in October

    China’s top leaders will gather in Beijing in October for their most important meeting ahead of next year’s Communist Party congress, when a major reshuffle is expected and Xi Jinping is due to begin a fourth term as leader. After a meeting of the Politburo on Thursday, the natio…