China's Third Plenum: A Primer

The Third Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee, commonly referred to as the Third Plenum, is the third party meeting since Xi Jinping was named Communist Party secretary last November. Third plenums are seen as important political gatherings where the new leadership can map out new policy directions, and set the pace for future reforms. History In 1978, two years after Mao Zedong's death, Deng Xiaoping announced the "opening up and reform" strategy that...

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