19th CPC Central Committee holds 5th plenary session in Beijing

12:58, October 26, 2020

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  Communique of 5th plenary session of 19th CPC Central Committee released

  Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, makes an important speech at the fifth plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee in Beijing, capital of China. (Photos: Xinhua)BEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The communique of the fifth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was released on Thursday.The communique was passed at the session held in Beijing from Oct. 26 to 29.Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, made an important speech at the session, according to the communique.The plenary session heard and discussed a work report that Xi delivered on behalf of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee, it said.The session also adopted the CPC Central Committees proposals for the formulation of the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021-2025) for National Economic and Social Development and the Long-Range Objectives Through the Year 2035. Xi explained the draft document to the plenary session.The session was attended by 198 members of the CPC Central Committee and 166 alternate members of the CPC Central Committee.Also present were members of the Standing Committee of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and senior officials of relevant sectors, as well as a number of delegates to the 19th CPC National Congress who work at the grass-roots level, experts and scholars.Highlights of thecommunique:Chinas GDP expected to exceed 100 trillion yuan in 2020Chinas gross domestic product (GDP) is expected to cross the 100-trillion-yuan mark in 2020, says the communique.China sees economic growth beat expectations over past yearOver the past 12 months, China has seen its economic growth beat expectations, peoples living standards ensured, and the overall situation of society maintained stable, says the communique.China to uphold central role of innovation in modernization driveChina will uphold the central role of innovat...

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  19th CPC Central Committee to hold press conference on fifth plenary session

  File photoBEIJING, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- The 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will hold a press conference Friday to introduce the guiding principles of its fifth plenary session.The press conference, scheduled for 10 a.m., will be broadcast live by China Media Group, and on major news websites including people.com.cn, xinhuanet.com, and china.com.cn.