Key facts
- The plenum adopted a resolution on persevering with full and rigorous party self-governance, per the post-session communique.
- Xi delivered an important address at the session and explanatory remarks on the draft resolution, the communique said.
- The communique said the Central Committee gave a highly positive assessment of achievements in party self-governance in the new era.
- The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee presided over the meeting, according to the communique.
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended the Communist Party's campaign for strong governance and internal discipline at the close of the party's 20th Central Committee fifth plenum, state news agency Xinhua reported on November 1, 2026. The session ran from October 26 to October 29, 2026, in Beijing.
According to a communique issued after the meeting, the Central Committee adopted the Resolution of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China on Certain Major Issues concerning Persevering with Full and Rigorous Party Self-Governance. Xi delivered an important address at the session and explanatory remarks on the draft resolution, the communique said.
The communique said the Central Committee gave a highly positive assessment of the party's achievements in exercising full and rigorous self-governance in the new era. It said favorable conditions are in place for advancing that work while new circumstances and new issues also arise, and it set out guiding principles including exercising rigorous governance across the board and taking firm and coordinated action against corruption.
The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee presided over the meeting, according to the communique.