20th CPC Central Committee Begins Fifth Plenary Session

Dragon Media News Desk

The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) opened in Beijing on Monday morning. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered a work report on behalf of the Political Bureau and explained a draft decision on strengthening comprehensive and rigorous Party self-governance.

The draft reviews the achievements and experience gained in Party self-governance in the new era. It also analyzes the current situation and future tasks in Party building and sets out strategic plans for strengthening self-governance.

The Political Bureau previously said that significant progress had been made in this work since the 18th CPC National Congress in 2012, opening a new chapter in the century-old Party’s efforts at self-reform and bringing historic achievements and changes to the Party and the country.

The meeting said that profound changes in the world, China and the Party had brought new circumstances and challenges for efforts to strengthen Party self-governance. It called for higher standards and concrete measures to address prominent issues in Party building, apply the experience gained in the new era and consolidate the sound political environment created through Party self-supervision and self-governance.