the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Politburo · Full chronicle and history

The Politburo meeting reviewed the comprehensive report on the seventh round of inspections of the 20th CCP Central Committee, decided to remove Shen Xiaoming from the post of Hunan Provincial Party Secretary and Wang Ning from the post of Yunnan Provincial Party Secretary, and parachuted in Mo Gaoyi as Yunnan Provincial Party Secretary and Wang Zhijin as Hunan Provincial Party Secretary.

On October 23, 2026, the Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting to deliberate a comprehensive report on the seventh round of inspections of the 20th CCP Central Committee, covering 36 units of central and state organs.

The Political Bureau of the CCP Central Committee held a meeting, officially determining that the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee will be held in Beijing from October 26 to 29, and submitted the decision on exercising full and strict governance over the Party for deliberation.

Xinhua News Agency reported that the Political Bureau meeting decided to submit the draft decision on comprehensively and strictly governing the Party to the 5th Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee for deliberation.

The CCP Politburo meeting decided, demanding strict control of thought within the party and unifying around Xi Jinping, seen as a major political signal.

The CCP Politburo held a meeting and decided to convene the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in Beijing in October 2026. The agenda includes the Politburo report, advancing comprehensive strict party governance, analyzing the economic situation, and deploying work for the second half of the year.

The Politburo meeting on July 30 set the schedule of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th CCP Central Committee for October.

The Politburo held a group study session on the theme of high-quality advancement of national defense and military modernization.

On July 30, 2026, the CCP Central Committee Politburo held a meeting to analyze the economic situation. The Wall Street Journal reported that the meeting emphasized supply-side optimization and the implementation of existing policies, sending a clear signal that there is no intention to unleash flood-style massive stimulus in the face of slowing economic growth.

The first Politburo meeting after the 19th National Congress adopted relevant regulations requiring Politburo members to submit written performance reports to the CCP Central Committee and the General Secretary annually, further strengthening supreme centralization of power.