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China's Communist Party elite hold key talks on governance

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China's President Xi Jinping opened a key meeting of Communist Party elites in Beijing on Monday, state media said, which observers will be closely watching for clues as to the country's direction and future leadership.

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  1. Bloomberg

    What to Expect From China’s Fifth Plenum: Xi’s Purges and Tighter Party Control (opens Bloomberg)

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    China’s ruling Communist Party is holding its most important meeting of the year between Oct. 26 and 29. Known as the fifth plenum, the closed-door gathering of hundreds of top officials is expected to focus on strengthening the party’s ideology and governance, including its anti-corruption campaign…

  2. Philadelphia Inquirer

    What to know about China’s plenum as Xi seeks stronger Communist Party discipline (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    China's leaders begin a four-day meeting Monday to discuss strengthening the Communist Party's discipline

  3. WFMZ Allentown

    China's Communist Party elite hold key talks on governance (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    China's President Xi Jinping opened a key meeting of Communist Party elites in Beijing on Monday, state media said, which observers will be closely watching for clues as to the country's direction and future leadership.

  4. Al Jazeera

    China’s political elite gather for talks on Communist Party discipline (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The four-day meeting is being watched closely for clues as to the country's direction and future leadership.

  5. BBC News

    China's big political meeting could see Xi 'tighten discipline' in Party (opens BBC News)

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    BBC News's feed description

    The highly secretive four-day Plenum starts Monday in Beijing.

  6. Semafor

    China’s secret political wranglings pave new term for Xi (opens Semafor)

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    The Fifth Plenum of the party’s Central Committee — gatherings closely analyzed for signaling Beijing’s priorities — will focus on a “tightening of discipline.”

  7. NPR

    What to know about China's plenum as Xi seeks stronger party discipline (opens NPR)

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    This closed-door gathering that started Monday comes about a year before Xi is expected to secure a fourth term and personnel changes to key leadership bodies.

  8. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    China officials start 4-day plenum (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    HONG KONG -- China's political leaders and elites began a four-day meeting Monday to discuss strengthening the ruling Communist Party's discipline, as Chinese President Xi Jinping pushes for greater loyalty and reliability from officials while deepening his yearslong campaign against corruption.

  9. France 24

    As China's Communist Party holds plenum, Xi's anti-corruption drive continues (opens France 24)

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    In this edition of Perspective, we try to figure out what happens behind the closed doors of the Chinese Communist Party's plenum meeting. At the heart of the discussions will be President Xi Jinping's firm grip on power.

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