# CPC leadership meeting studies Party self-governance, sets October plenum dates

https://mins.news/en/item/68177

- China News Service, 2026-09-22 00:59 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/news/politics/2026-09-22/detail-ihfkhtke4061590.shtml

> Xi Jinping chaired a Political Bureau meeting that examined major issues in strengthening full and rigorous Party self-governance. It set the fifth plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Committee for Oct. 26-29 in Beijing and agreed to submit a related document for deliberation.

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