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Communist Party sets key October plenum date early, days before Xi-Trump summit

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from South China Morning Post · East Asia

The Communist Party has set a date for its most important political gathering this autumn. The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee will be held from October 26 to October 29, according to official news agency Xinhua on Monday. The decision was made during Monday’s meeting of the 21-member Politburo, which is chaired by President Xi Jinping. In a departure from its typical schedule, the Politburo convened the meeting a week early – just two days before the Chinese leader’s...

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