Politics · Beijing, China · October 26, 2026

China's Communist Party opens four-day plenum

Reported by 6 outlets · first reported Oct 26, 2:07 AM ET

Xi Jinping's party met behind closed doors on discipline. It runs through Oct. 29.

Why it matters

Sets up leadership changes next year.

Background

Xi is expected to seek a fourth term.

The story so far

1. Oct 25China's Communist Party opens key plenum before next year's congress
2. Oct 26China's Communist Party opens four-day plenum
3. Oct 29China expels record number from party
4. Oct 30China expels record number from Communist Party
5. Oct 31China expels record number from Communist Party

Follow the whole story →

Sources

• NPR ↗Oct 26, 9:20 AM ET
• BBC News ↗Oct 26, 3:40 AM ET
• The Hindu ↗Oct 26, 2:07 AM ET

This summary was written automatically from the reporting linked above; follow the sources for the full story. How One Turn works.

See it on the globe →All of Oct 26's stories