Overview

• State news agency Xinhua said the Fourth Plenum will convene in Beijing from Oct 20 to 23.
• The agenda includes drafting the 15th Five-Year Plan to guide policy from 2026 to 2030.
• Xi Jinping has urged equal emphasis on development and security with a comprehensive risk assessment.
• He has said the new plan should target basic socialist modernization to advance national rejuvenation.
• The timing follows official data showing a record 21% youth unemployment rate and the slowest factory and retail growth in about a year, underscoring strains from property debt, weak spending and U.S. trade frictions.