Key facts
- The resolution was adopted at the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum on October 29, 2026.
- State news agency Xinhua published the resolution on November 1, 2026.
- The rules scrutinize officials' crisis-tested experience and disciplinary records, according to the report.
- Analysts cited by the report linked the changes to provincial and ministerial reshuffles ahead of the 21st party congress.
The resolution, titled "Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Certain Major Issues Concerning Persevering with Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance," was adopted at the 20th Central Committee's fifth plenum on October 29, 2026, and published by state news agency Xinhua on November 1, 2026, according to the report. It introduces rules for scrutinizing officials' crisis-tested experience and disciplinary records.
Analysts cited by the report said the plenum sent a message to provincial and ministerial reshuffles ahead of the 21st party congress; their comments were truncated in the source text.