Xi Jinping Demonstrates His Presence by Presiding Over Politburo Meeting Amidst Rumors of Downfall
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Contrary to rumors, the 4th Plenary Session will be held in October
[Financial News] China will hold the 4th Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party in October.
China's state-run Xinhua News Agency announced on the 30th that the Chinese Communist Party, under the chairmanship of President and General Secretary Xi Jinping, held a Politburo meeting to analyze and study the current economic situation and economic work, and decided to hold the 4th Plenary Session in October.
The Chinese Communist Party has been known to hold the 4th Plenary Session in August.
At the 4th Plenary Session, the Politburo will report to the Central Committee and study proposals for establishing the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development.
The meeting stated, "The period of the 15th Five-Year Plan is an important time to lay the foundation for the basic realization of socialist modernization and to exert full strength," adding that "China's development environment is facing serious and complex changes, with strategic opportunities and risks coexisting, and unpredictable factors increasing."
At the meeting, the operational status of the Chinese economy was also discussed. The meeting explained, "The current operation of the Chinese economy is still facing many risks and challenges, and it is necessary to correctly grasp the situation, strengthen the sense of crisis, maintain thinking that assumes the worst-case scenario, and effectively utilize development opportunities, potential, and advantages to consolidate and expand the positive trend of economic recovery."
Previously, some domestic and foreign media had been spreading reports without any basis, claiming as if it were an established fact that "President Xi Jinping has practically lost all power and will be officially ousted at the 4th Plenary Session to be held in August."
This report by Xinhua News Agency is interpreted as emphasizing that President Xi Jinping is still in power.
june@fnnews.com Lee Seok-woo Reporter