Oct 29, 2013 4:15pm

CPC third plenary session to be held Nov 9-12, Xinhua says

The third plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) will be held between Nov. 9 and 12, the official Xinhua news agency reported Tuesday after a Politburo meeting chaired by Party General Secretary Xi Jinping {習近平} earlier in the day. The Politburo said on Aug. 27 that the third plenary session will be held in November, without giving the exact dates.

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CPC third plenary session to be held Nov 9-12, Xinhua says

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