China's Communist Party's third plenum expected to focus on economic strategy, reforms
China's ruling Communist Party elite will meet from 15 to 18 July for the long-awaited third plenary session. The key political meeting is seen as the most important gathering held over the party's five-year cycle. Past third plenums have spurred transformative periods of economic policy, and the upcoming session is widely expected to focus on reforms, amid economic challenges. Tan Yew Guan reports from Shanghai.
China's ruling Communist Party elite will meet from 15 to 18 July for the long-awaited third plenary session. The key political meeting is seen as the most important gathering held over the party's five-year cycle. Past third plenums have spurred transformative periods of economic policy, and the upcoming session is widely expected to focus on reforms, amid economic challenges. Tan Yew Guan reports from Shanghai.