By CNBCTV18.com Nov 8, 2021 5:37:04 PM IST (Updated)
The sixth plenum opens up Xi Jinping's path to legitimise and ratify his selection as a possible ruler for life of China, as well as to determine the future framework of the CCP.
China’s political cycle is entering the last leg before the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) meets next year to decide on what could be President Xi Jinping’s historic third innings. But before that, the party’s central committee over the course of seven meetings will decide on important agendas for the country in the next five years.
The sixth of these meetings, called plenums, is the closest equivalent to an election campaign. Here, Xi Jinping will be able to gauge whether enough of the party’s elite supports his rise for a potential ruler for life in China.
What are the plenums?