The Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) Fourth Plenum of the 20th Central Committee opened in Beijing on Monday, with heightened security across the capital and renewed skepticism about whether the high-level political gathering—seen as a key test of the regime’s control—will address ordinary people’s economic and social concerns.
The four-day meeting, held from Oct. 20 to 23 at the high-profile Jingxi Hotel, where key CCP sessions are traditionally convened, comes more than a year later than originally scheduled without any official explanation. It brings together around 200 full Central Committee members and 170 alternates to review a work report from the CCP’s Politburo and discuss a draft of the 15th “Five-Year Plan” for national economic and social development….
As China’s Fourth Plenum Opens, Tight Security Meets Public Disillusionment
