# China Sets Fifth Plenum Dates, With New Wording on Xi’s Political Status in Focus

https://mins.news/en/item/67044

- BBC Chinese, 2026-09-21 08:49 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/articles/c6vgyzdjzl9ko/trad?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss

> The Chinese Communist Party’s Politburo has set the 20th Central Committee’s fifth plenum for October 26-29 in Beijing. The meeting will focus on strengthening party discipline, while extensive vacancies in the Central Military Commission and the possibility of new wording on Xi Jinping’s political status are key points to watch.

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