The first, passed under Mao in 1945, helped him cement his authority over the Communist Party four years before it seized power. The content has not yet been published in full but the timing of the resolution is key - as was the case with the previous two resolutions. Like all meetings of Beijing's secretive top leadership, the event will be held behind closed doors, and most key decisions are made well in advance.Ĭhina's political meetings are all highly choreographed and open dissent to the official line is extremely rare.

The only such meeting this year paves the way to its 20th party congress next autumn - at which Xi is widely expected to be handed a third term in office, cementing his position as China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.Īt next week's plenary, top figures will debate a key resolution celebrating the party's main achievements in its 100 years of existence, according to state news agency Xinhua.Īnalysts say the resolution, only the third of its kind in the party's history, will help Xi shore up his grip on power by setting in stone his vision for China, ahead of the crucial 2022 party congress. China's political meetings are all highly choreographed and open dissent to the official line is extremely rareīEIJING - Chinese President Xi Jinping, the uncontested leader of the world's most populous nation, heads a pivotal plenary of the ruling party's top figures next week that will set the tone for his bid for long-term rule.įrom Monday to Thursday, some 400 members of the Communist Party's all-powerful Central Committee gather in Beijing behind closed doors.

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