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China’s Communist Party Set to Open Fourth Plenum to Finalize 2026–2030 Plan

The closed-door meeting will shape economic and technology priorities during a period of slower growth under heightened trade restrictions.

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

  • The four-day session in Beijing runs Oct 20–23 with Xi Jinping and roughly 370 Central Committee members attending.
  • Delegates are expected to endorse proposals for the 15th Five-Year Plan for 2026–2030, with a post-plenum communiqué due after Thursday’s close and final approval expected at the National People’s Congress in March 2026.
  • China faces weak consumer demand, a prolonged property downturn, industrial overcapacity and youth unemployment near 19%, while the World Bank pegs 2025 growth around 4.8%.
  • Leaders are prioritizing technological self-sufficiency and investment in strategic sectors such as semiconductors, artificial intelligence, electric vehicles and green technologies in response to tighter U.S. export controls.
  • The meeting follows the Defence Ministry’s announcement that Generals He Weidong and Miao Hua were expelled from the party and the military, with ratification expected at the plenum and potential additional personnel changes watched closely.