China Kicks Off Major Political Meeting Amid Gloomy Economic Data

CCP is expected to announce major economic policies during the conclave, although experts don’t expect the economy to be out of the woods anytime soon.

Security guards stand outside the Jingxi Hotel, where Chinese officials are conducting the Third Plenum, a key economic meeting, in Beijing on July 15, 2024. Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images

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The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) began a four-day political conclave—known as the Third Plenum—on July 15 to deliberate on economic policies to turn around China’s struggling economy.