China's Communist Party to hold key third plenum on July 15-18, state media say

Chinese President Xi Jinping meets the media following the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China October 23, 2022. /Tingshu Wang/File Photo

BEIJING - China's Communist Party will hold a long-delayed third plenum from July 15-18, the Xinhua news agency reported on Thursday.

The decision was announced at a meeting of the Politburo, a top decision-making body of the ruling Communist Party.