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Beijing’s Plenary Session Makes Plenty of Promises, Offers No Real Solutions

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Beijing’s Plenary Session Makes Plenty of Promises, Offers No Real Solutions
Chinese Communist Party officials applaud as leader Xi Jinping delivers his speech commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Chinese army entering North Korea, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Oct. 23, 2020. AP Photo/Andy Wong
Zhong Yuan
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The Chinese Communist Party’s closed-door Fifth Plenary Session has ended. Party leader Xi Jinping delivered a work report before Party elites, explaining the leadership’s proposals for the 14th Five-Year Plan (2021–2025) and future targets for 2035.

Zhong Yuan
Zhong Yuan
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Zhong Yuan is a researcher focused on China’s political system, the country’s democratization process, human rights situation, and Chinese citizens’ livelihood. He began writing commentaries for the Chinese-language edition of The Epoch Times in 2020.
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