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China’s Communist Party Opens Four-Day Plenum to Finalize 2026–2030 Blueprint

The closed-door session will set priorities for technological self-reliance, with measures to bolster weak domestic demand expected.

Workers deliver goods to a trendy shopping district during the National Day holidays in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Workers on a platform transfer materials to a building under construction near residential buildings, at the Shenzhen Bay commercial district, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Workers transfer materials at a construction site for a new pedestrian overhead bridge, at the Shenzhen Bay commercial district, in Shenzhen, China's Guangdong province, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
A shopper, right, walking under giant advertisements is reflected off the glass wall of a shop at a trendy shopping district during the National Day holidays in Beijing, China, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)

Overview

  • Xi Jinping chairs the fourth plenum in Beijing, a closed meeting of roughly 370 Central Committee members.
  • Delegates are set to finalize proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan that emphasize tech self-sufficiency and investment in strategic sectors.
  • Fresh third-quarter data due as the meeting opens are forecast by analysts to show about 4.8% growth, highlighting a slower patch for the economy.
  • Personnel decisions are in focus after the Defence Ministry confirmed the expulsions of He Weidong and Miao Hua, with observers expecting formal actions such as Tang Renjian’s dismissal.
  • Authorities plan to issue a detailed outcomes document after the session, and the full plan is slated for legislative approval in March 2026.