China's Communist Leaders to gather

China Communist Party plenum to begin in Beijing
BBC China

The plenum in 2013 focused on China's economy; this year's theme is law and corruption

A key meeting of Chinese Communist Party leaders focusing on the rule of law and fighting corruption is due to begin in Beijing.

The plenum is the annual gathering of the 205 members of the party's Central Committee.

The Chinese Communist Party has nearly 90 million members but power resides with the Central Committee.

Plenums often entail landmark political reforms and are seen as the most important meetings in Chinese politics.

The BBC's China editor Carrie Gracie says that even so, the role of the attendees is merely to nod through the policies set out by the Communist Party leader and national President Xi Jinping.

China's congress is elected every five years, and the plenum takes place once or twice a year

Mr Xi has made tackling corruption a hallmark of his presidency since assuming the position in 2013.

However, critics say he does not intend to make the Communist Party itself subject to the law - by, for example, setting up an independent judiciary.

The 2013 plenum unveiled a series of reforms aimed at overhauling China's economy over the next decade.

After the meeting, China's leaders promised the free market would play a bigger role, although state ownership would remain a pillar of the economy.


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