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Communist Party sets date for key political gathering in October

What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 06:16 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Communist Party sets date for key political gathering in October”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
The Communist Party has set a date for its most important political gathering this autumn, on the same day Beijing officially confirmed Chinese President Xi Jinping’s trip to meet his US counterpart Donald Trump. The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee will be held from October 26 to…
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Communist Party sets key October plenum date early, days before Xi-Trump summit
- Picked up by South China Morning Post Asia
Communist Party sets date for key political gathering in October
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- South China Morning Post
- South China Morning PostCommunist Party sets key October plenum date early, days before Xi-Trump summit