What you need to know about China’s 20th Communist Party Congress

Chinese President Xi Jinping waves as he arrives for the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 16, 2022 [Thomas Peter/ Reuters]

The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is holding the most important event of its political calendar.

Some 2,300 delegates from across China are gathering at Beijing’s Great Hall of the People on Sunday for a week-long congress to appoint the CCP’s top leadership, amend its constitution and approve the country’s policy directions for the next five years.