https://www.scmp.com/rss/522333/feed The Central Committee of the Communist Party of China is the highest political-executive organ of the Chinese Communist Party, based in Beijing. It serves as the party’s supreme authority when the National Congress is not in session, typically meeting annually for plenums. Its primary mission involves implementing party resolutions, directing all party work and representing the CCP internationally. Key activities include electing top leadership, overseeing national organs and formulating major... en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Phoebe Zhang,Lawrence Chung Phoebe Zhang,Lawrence Chung Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party, the Kuomintang (KMT), will lead a delegation to mainland China next month at the invitation of Beijing, her first visit since assuming the position in November. Song Tao, head of Beijing’s Taiwan Affairs Office, said on Monday that the Communist Party Central Committee and Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party Central Committee, would welcome her visit to Jiangsu province, Shanghai and Beijing from April 7 to 12 to... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3348342/taiwans-kuomintang-leader-visit-mainland-china-aid-peaceful-relations-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3348342/taiwans-kuomintang-leader-visit-mainland-china-aid-peaceful-relations-beijing?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:47:18 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial A record foreign trade surplus of more than US$1 trillion for the first 11 months, while domestic demand remained relatively weak, set the scene for meetings about next year’s economic development of the Politburo and the central economic work conference. As a result, 2026 is shaping up as the year of the domestic economy, aided by pro-growth policy measures to stimulate demand. The economic work conference – the annual gathering of the Central Committee and the State Council – sets the overall... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3336364/hong-kong-has-role-play-building-strong-unified-national-market?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3336364/hong-kong-has-role-play-building-strong-unified-national-market?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 14 Dec 2025 22:45:15 +0000 Sylvia Ma,Ji Siqi Sylvia Ma,Ji Siqi China has pledged to build a robust domestic market to counter external risks following a high-level policy meeting – a strategy that analysts say signals more pro-growth measures and a better balance between supply and demand. The central economic work conference – an annual gathering of the Central Committee of the ruling Communist Party and the State Council, China’s cabinet – concluded on Thursday with a nationwide call to “strengthen our own capabilities to cope with external challenges”,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3336076/china-stresses-domestic-demand-after-closely-watched-economic-conference?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3336076/china-stresses-domestic-demand-after-closely-watched-economic-conference?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:47:50 +0000 Ji Siqi Ji Siqi This report was translated from Chinese into English using Alibaba’s Qwen3, then checked and tweaked for accuracy by a Post journalist. It is for reference only, and is not the official English version of the original Chinese document. Alibaba owns the South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3335678/explaining-key-points-chinas-politburo-december-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3335678/explaining-key-points-chinas-politburo-december-meeting?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 09 Dec 2025 02:34:05 +0000 Lo Hoi-ying Lo Hoi-ying The president of mainland China’s premier science institution will host a seminar in Hong Kong next week to “study and implement” the spirit of the fourth plenum, which sets the tone for the ruling Communist Party’s Central Committee’s policymaking over the next five years. A Hong Kong government spokesman said on Thursday that the seminar, to be held next Tuesday, would promote the spirit of the fourth plenary session of the party’s 20th Central Committee among various sectors of the... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3333551/chinas-top-science-academy-chief-promote-plenums-spirit-hong-kong-seminar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3333551/chinas-top-science-academy-chief-promote-plenums-spirit-hong-kong-seminar?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 20 Nov 2025 09:25:35 +0000 Cui Jianchun Cui Jianchun The most important outcome of the Communist Party of China’s fourth plenum, held last month in Beijing, was the review and adoption of the “Recommendations of the CPC Central Committee on Formulating the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development”. Leading the drafting team in person, Communist Party General Secretary and Chinese President Xi Jinping played a decisive role in formulating the recommendations by setting the overall vision and providing guidance throughout the... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3332731/15th-five-year-plan-charts-course-chinas-modernisation?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/china-opinion/article/3332731/15th-five-year-plan-charts-course-chinas-modernisation?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 17 Nov 2025 12:30:09 +0000 Carol Yang Carol Yang Developing China’s “new quality productive forces” – a growth model championed by Beijing that emphasises technological breakthroughs and industrial upgrades – does not mean abandoning traditional industries, but rather integration and transformation through innovation, according to the ruling Communist Party’s leading theoretical journal. The sustained driving force for economic growth comes from both fostering emerging industries and upgrading traditional ones – a dual-pronged push that must... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331965/china-warns-against-abandoning-traditional-sectors-economic-transition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331965/china-warns-against-abandoning-traditional-sectors-economic-transition?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 07 Nov 2025 11:00:25 +0000 Alice Li Alice Li With China’s population expected to shrink over the next decade, an official publication has said an average annual economic growth rate of 4.17 per cent would be necessary to meet a headline target for long-term development by 2035 – providing greater clarity for what the government considers a success as it works to achieve the long-range benchmark. The latest proposals for the country’s next five-year plan – unveiled by the Communist Party’s Central Committee last month – do not specify... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331641/china-names-gdp-benchmark-headline-target-417-annual-growth-through-2035?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3331641/china-names-gdp-benchmark-headline-target-417-annual-growth-through-2035?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:09 +0000 Jiang Chuqin Jiang Chuqin Beijing’s liaison office in Hong Kong has pledged to support the city’s integration into national development plans while stressing the importance of studying and applying the “spirit” of the country’s recent political leadership meeting, which will shape policymaking over the next five years. The head of the central government’s liaison office, Zhou Ji, conveyed on Saturday the guiding ideology of the fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China and laid... https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3330400/beijings-liaison-office-vows-help-hong-kong-efforts-national-development?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3330400/beijings-liaison-office-vows-help-hong-kong-efforts-national-development?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 26 Oct 2025 23:00:17 +0000 SCMP Reporters SCMP Reporters This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. After China’s ruling Communist Party concluded the fourth plenum of its powerful Central Committee on Thursday, a press conference was held on Friday morning to review the events of the conclave and the committee’s conclusions. Among those who attended the briefing were the head of the country’s top economic planner, the minister of commerce, the minister... https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3330134/chinas-communist-party-meets-press-after-fourth-plenum-wraps?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3330134/chinas-communist-party-meets-press-after-fourth-plenum-wraps?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 24 Oct 2025 01:50:18 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The fourth plenum of the Communist Party’s Central Committee has signed off on China’s 15th five-year plan charting the country’s social and economic future, with a pledge to pursue high-quality development and “substantially improve” its capacity for technological self-reliance and innovation. The draft now goes to the “two sessions” of China’s parliament for approval. The 376 full and alternate members of the committee discussed proposals across a broad swathe of areas, from the economy to... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3330042/five-year-plan-offers-hope-stability-amid-global-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3330042/five-year-plan-offers-hope-stability-amid-global-uncertainty?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:45:08 +0000 Mia Nurmamat Mia Nurmamat China’s ruling Communist Party’s leading theoretical journal has urged authorities to better manage market expectations, improve policy predictability and pay closer attention to public sentiment – ahead of a closed-door meeting of senior officials to discuss the next five-year plan and as trade tensions with the United States mount. In a Wednesday article, Qiushi – a leading platform for disseminating official policies and ideas – called on policymakers to better time policy implementation,... https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3329130/chinas-top-party-journal-urges-action-boost-confidence-ahead-fourth-plenum?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/policy/article/3329130/chinas-top-party-journal-urges-action-boost-confidence-ahead-fourth-plenum?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 15 Oct 2025 12:00:11 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Chinese leaders will unveil proposals for the next five-year plan at a key meeting later this month as the country contends with slowing growth, industrial overcapacity and the US trade war. The October 20 to 23 gathering in Beijing will bring together the 376 full and alternate members of the Communist Party’s Central Committee. The date for the meeting, officially called the fourth plenum of the 20th Central Committee, was announced this week. A five-year plan typically outlines targets for... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3327626/xi-confronts-slowdown-trade-war-writing-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3327626/xi-confronts-slowdown-trade-war-writing-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 02 Oct 2025 09:02:51 +0000 SCMP Editorial SCMP Editorial The Politburo has set the date for the fourth plenum, which will roll out China’s 15th five-year plan to meet its social and economic goals from 2026 to 2030. The Communist Party’s annual conclave will be held from October 20 to 23 in Beijing. The times have changed since China rolled out the 14th five-year plan, when it was fighting a trade war with the United States on one hand and the Covid-19 pandemic and economic contraction on the other. But the country once again faces a crossroads, amid... https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3327356/china-drafts-another-five-year-plan-it-must-brace-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/opinion/comment/article/3327356/china-drafts-another-five-year-plan-it-must-brace-challenges?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 22:45:08 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng The Communist Party of China will hold its annual conclave between October 20 and 23 in Beijing to discuss the next five-year plan, a blueprint that will set out the country’s economic, political and social goals as it grapples with challenges from the United States. The date was announced following a meeting of the Politburo on Monday that set the tone for the fourth plenary session, which will be attended by President Xi Jinping and more than 370 members of the party’s Central Committee. The... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3327208/china-announces-date-key-party-meeting-discuss-next-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3327208/china-announces-date-key-party-meeting-discuss-next-5-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:20:33 +0000 Junjie Wang,Fan Hou Junjie Wang,Fan Hou To view SCMP’s coverage of China’s 15th 5-year plan, please follow this link. https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323865/producing-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3323865/producing-15th-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Sep 2025 06:22:37 +0000 Xinyi Wu Xinyi Wu China will need to achieve annual gross domestic product growth of at least 4.5 per cent over the next five years to reach a 2035 benchmark, with a figure of “around 5 per cent” ideal for hitting the politically important target, a top Communist Party publication has suggested. The country’s average annual growth rate “has to exceed 4.5 per cent” to ensure China has the per capita GDP of “moderately developed countries” by that year – a goal set during the party’s 20th National Congress in 2022... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3321104/china-should-keep-gdp-growth-between-45-and-5-next-5-year-plan-scholar?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3321104/china-should-keep-gdp-growth-between-45-and-5-next-5-year-plan-scholar?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 07 Aug 2025 11:00:07 +0000 Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma Brian Rhoads,Raymond Ma China’s Politburo has vowed to maintain support for the economy for the rest of the year as the country navigates economic risks at home and abroad. Underscoring those risks, figures for factory activity released on Thursday showed a fourth consecutive month of contraction in July. The official manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI) fell to 49.3 from 49.7 in June, missing analysts’ expectations. The 24-member Politburo, a major decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party, also... https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3320253/chinas-leaders-breathe-easier-economy-despite-risks?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/plus/article/3320253/chinas-leaders-breathe-easier-economy-despite-risks?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 31 Jul 2025 09:00:21 +0000 Sylvia Ma Sylvia Ma China has vowed to maintain its macro policy support for the rest of 2025 as the country seeks to navigate economic risks – both external and internal – in the second half of the year and plan for its next half-decade of development. After a meeting of the 24-member Politburo – a major decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party led by President Xi Jinping – that ended on Wednesday, the party’s upper echelon issued a statement encouraging action to support the economy. “Macro policies... https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3320103/chinas-politburo-calls-stepped-economic-policy-support?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/china-economy/article/3320103/chinas-politburo-calls-stepped-economic-policy-support?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:21:22 +0000 William Zheng William Zheng China’s ruling Communist Party has scheduled a key annual conclave for October, with a main focus on deliberating the next five-year plan for the country’s economic, political and social goals amid continued tension with the United States. The announcement came after a meeting of the Politburo on Wednesday that set the tone for the coming fourth plenary session to be attended by more than 370 Central Committee members of the party elite. The much-anticipated plenum will be held in Beijing,... https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3320102/china-convene-gathering-october-discuss-next-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3320102/china-convene-gathering-october-discuss-next-five-year-plan?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 30 Jul 2025 06:20:42 +0000