Category: plenum

With ‘Historical Resolution,’ Xi Angles for a Third Term as Communist Party Chief

News Analysis Following a three-day plenary session, the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership on Nov. 11 announced the passage of a historical resolution touting the “political achievements” of General Secretary Xi Jinping, in addition to the “major achievements and historical experience” of the CCP over its 100-year history. The Party’s 19th Central Committee began its…


Petitioners and Rights Activists Targeted Ahead of Key Communist Party Meeting in Beijing

Chinese police hunted then expelled multiple prominent dissidents from Beijing in the lead up to a key meeting of the ruling Communist Party, which is held from Nov. 8 to Nov. 11. The four-day closed-door meeting, also known as the sixth plenum of the 19th Central Committee, usually takes place once a year in the…