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The Economic Times
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Chinese Communist Party begins key plenum meeting setting stage for Xi's fourth term

Beijing: The Chinese Communist Party on Monday began a four-day key plenary session, described as a crucial conclave to pave the way for President Xi Jinping's fourth five-year term and to pick the new leadership of the party in the once-in-five-year Congress next year.

Xi, 73, currently holding the unprecedented third five-year term as head of the party, the state and the military, delivered a work report to the plenum on behalf of the high-powered Political Bureau of the party and explained a draft resolution on some major issues concerning strengthening full and rigorous Party self-governance with perseverance, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

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