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Source: People's Republic of China – State Council News
Beijing, October 23 (Xinhua) — The fourth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded in Beijing on Thursday. A communiqué was issued following the session.
The full text is given below.
COMMUNIQUE OF THE 4TH PLENUM OF THE 20TH CENTRAL COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF CHINA
(Adopted by the Fourth Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee on October 23, 2025)
The 4th Plenary Session of the 20th CPC Central Committee was held in Beijing from October 20 to 23, 2025.
The plenary session was attended by 168 members of the CPC Central Committee and 147 alternate members. Members of the Standing Committee of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, responsible comrades from relevant organizations, and some of the delegates to the 20th Party Congress, consisting of comrades from grassroots organizations, experts, and scholars, attended the plenary session with an advisory vote.
The plenum was chaired by the Politburo of the Central Committee. General Secretary of the CPC Central Committee Xi Jinping delivered an important speech.
The plenary session heard and discussed a report on the work delivered by Xi Jinping at the instruction of the Politburo of the Central Committee, and reviewed and adopted the "Proposals of the CPC Central Committee on the 15th Five-Year Plan for National Economic and Social Development." Xi Jinping provided the plenary session with clarifications on the Proposals (the discussion text).
At the plenum, the work of the Politburo of the Central Committee, done since the 3rd plenum of the 20th CPC Central Committee, was fully approved. It was unanimously recognized that the Politburo of the Central Committee conscientiously implemented the spirit of the 20th Congress of the CPC and the past plenums of the 20th CPC Central Committee, firmly adhered to the basic algorithm of work – forward movement while maintaining stability, and fully, clearly and comprehensively implemented the new concept of development. The Politburo of the Central Committee, on the basis of unified planning, stimulated the implementation of the general scheme of five-pronged construction, coordinatedly implemented the four-pronged comprehensive strategic concept, comprehensively took into account the internal and external situation, and planned development and security in a unified manner. The comprehensive deepening of reforms continued, high-quality development was thoroughly promoted, progress was made in the development of socialist democracy and the rule of law, work in the fields of propaganda, ideology and culture was strengthened, and work to ensure the people’s well-being, protect the environment and protect the environment was carried out effectively and efficiently. National security and social stability were reliably ensured, educational activities were launched to comprehensively implement the spirit of the eight guidelines of the central leadership, and work to comprehensively strengthen internal Party governance was advanced. The modernization of national defense and armed forces was intensively carried out, work with Hong Kong and Macao and work regarding Taiwan was carried out properly, the diplomacy of a world power with Chinese characteristics was comprehensively developed, and there was a steady trend towards the restoration and improvement of the Chinese economy. The main goals and objectives of the 14th five-year program are successfully coming to an end. Celebrations were held to mark the 80th anniversary of the victory in the War of Resistance of the Chinese People against the Japanese Invaders and the World Anti-Fascist War, which greatly raised the national spirit, caused a powerful upsurge of patriotic sentiments and concentrated forces for the struggle.
The plenary session commended China's tremendous development achievements during the 14th Five-Year Plan. During this period, the country's development has traversed an exceptionally challenging and arduous path. Facing a complex international situation and the daunting challenges of reform, development, and domestic stability, the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, united and led all Party members and the country's multi-ethnic people in overcoming difficulties and persistently advancing. It withstood the severe blow of an epidemic unseen in a century, effectively responded to a number of major risks and severe challenges, and contributed to the achievement of new and significant achievements for the Party and the state. As a result, China's economic, scientific, technological, and overall national strength have risen to new heights, new confident steps have been taken in China's modernization, and a promising start has been made to a new approach to achieving the goal set for the PRC's centenary.
At the plenum, it was noted that the implementation of socialist modernization is a historical process of stepwise advancement, constant development and progress, which requires tireless and consistent efforts from us. The upcoming five-year period is a key period for the implementation of basically socialist modernization, when it will be necessary to strengthen the base and intensify efforts in all areas of work. This five-year period, being a period of opening the path to the future based on the achievements of the past, occupies an important place in the implementation of basically socialist modernization. During the 15th Five-Year Plan period, China’s development will face profound and complex changes. China is in a period of development when strategic opportunities, risks and challenges coexist, and uncertain and difficult to predict factors are increasing. But at the same time, the Chinese economy has a solid foundation, many advantages, high stress resistance and enormous potential; the main trends towards improving the economy in the long term, as well as the factors supporting them, remain unchanged. Our advantages are becoming increasingly clear: the socialist system with Chinese characteristics, a large-scale domestic market, a fully equipped production system and rich human resources. All Party members must deeply understand the decisive importance of establishing the status of Comrade Xi Jinping as the leading core of the CPC Central Committee and the Party as a whole, the guiding position of Xi Jinping Thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics for a new era, strengthening political consciousness, consciousness of the interests of the whole, core consciousness and alignment consciousness, increasing their confidence in the path, theory, system and culture of socialism with Chinese characteristics specifics, resolutely uphold the status of Comrade Xi Jinping as the leading core of the CPC Central Committee and the Party as a whole, strictly defend the authority of the CPC Central Committee and support its unified centralized leadership. It is necessary to maintain strategic determination, strengthen faith in victory, actively identify changes, respond to them and strive for transformation, fight bravely and skillfully, and bravely face severe trials, even extremely serious or catastrophic risks and challenges. We must take the historical initiative in overcoming difficulties, eliminating risks and confronting challenges, concentrating on accomplishing our tasks, continuing to write a new page in the annals of achieving the two miracles of achieving dynamic economic development and maintaining long-term stability in society, and make vigorous efforts to create a new situation in China’s modernization.
The plenum emphasized that in order to ensure socio-economic development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, it is necessary to firmly adhere to Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the important ideas of the Triple Representation and the scientific concept of development, and fully implement Xi Jinping’s Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics of a New Era, comprehensively follow the spirit of the 20th Congress of the CPC and the past plenums of the 20th CPC Central Committee. In close connection with the implementation of the goal of the complete construction of a modernized socialist state set for the centenary of the People’s Republic of China, comprehensively promote the process of the great revival of the Chinese nation through Chinese modernization. On the basis of unified planning, stimulate the implementation of the overall five-pronged construction scheme, coordinately implement the four-pronged comprehensive strategic concept, comprehensively take into account the general situation both domestically and internationally, fully, clearly and comprehensively implement the new development concept, accelerate the formation of a new development architectonics. Constantly adhering to the basic algorithm of work – forward movement while maintaining stability, we should consider economic construction as the central task, promoting high-quality development as the main leitmotif of work, reform and innovation as the fundamental driving forces, meeting the growing needs of the people for a wonderful life as the main goal, and comprehensively strengthening internal Party governance as the fundamental guarantee. It is necessary to promote the effective improvement of the quality of the economy and the rational growth of its volume, to promote confident steps in the field of comprehensive development of the individual and the achievement of universal prosperity of the population, in order to ensure the achievement of decisive changes in the implementation of basically socialist modernization.
The plenary session noted that the following principles must be adhered to in the socio-economic development of the 15th Five-Year Plan period: upholding the comprehensive leadership of the CPC, always putting the people first, firmly adhering to high-quality development, continuing to comprehensively deepen reforms, unwaveringly adhering to the close interaction between an effective market and a proactive government, and continuing to comprehensively plan for development and security.
The plenary session set the key goals for socioeconomic development during the 15th Five-Year Plan period, namely: achieving notable results in high-quality development, significantly increasing the level of scientific and technological independence and self-sufficiency, achieving new breakthroughs in the further comprehensive deepening of reforms, significantly raising the level of social sophistication, continuously improving the people's quality of life, achieving new significant advances in the construction of "Beautiful China," and strengthening the reliability of national security. On this basis, we must undertake another five-year period of persistent struggle to achieve significant growth in China's economic, scientific and technological, defense, and overall national strength, as well as its international influence, by 2035. Per capita GDP should reach the level of moderately developed countries, the people's lives will become happier and more beautiful, and socialist modernization will be basically achieved.
The plenary session emphasized the need to build a modern production system and strengthen and develop the real economy as the foundation of the national economy. It is essential to continue to view the real economy as the focal point for economic development, to consistently pursue intellectualization, greening, and integration, to accelerate China's transformation into a global power in terms of manufacturing, space exploration, transportation, and network technologies, as well as product quality, to maintain a reasonable share of manufacturing, and to create a modern production system based on advanced manufacturing. It is essential to optimize and modernize traditional industries, cultivate and strengthen emerging and future industries, promote the high-quality and efficient development of the service sector, and build a modern infrastructure system.
The plenary session emphasized the need to promote a high level of scientific and technological independence and self-sufficiency and to focus on the development of productive forces of a new quality. Seizing the historic opportunities presented by the new round of scientific and technological revolution and industrial transformation, it is necessary to comprehensively plan efforts to transform China into a global power in education, science and technology, and human resources. We must enhance the overall effectiveness of the national innovation system and comprehensively build the potential for independent innovation to take the lead in scientific and technological development and stimulate the continuous emergence of productive forces of a new quality. We must strengthen original innovation and the development of key core technologies, promote the deep integration of scientific and technological and industrial innovation, comprehensively advance the development of education, science and technology, and human resources, and vigorously promote the construction of a "Digital China."
The plenary session emphasized the need to build a robust domestic market and accelerate the emergence of a new development architecture. While consistently prioritizing expanding domestic demand as a strategic foundation, it is essential to closely integrate improving public well-being and stimulating consumption, "investing in tangible assets" and "investing in people." It is essential to stimulate the development of new supply through new demand and to generate new demand based on new supply, promoting positive interactions between consumption and investment, and between supply and demand, in order to strengthen internal drivers of development and enhance the reliability of the national economy's internal circulation. Consumption must be vigorously promoted, effective investment must be increased, and restrictions and obstacles hindering the formation of a unified pan-Chinese market must be decisively eliminated.
The plenary session emphasized the need to accelerate the development of a high-quality socialist market economy and strengthen the driving forces of high-quality development. To achieve this, we must uphold and improve the fundamental economic system of socialism, more fully utilize the leading role of economic system reform, and improve the macroeconomic management system, thereby ensuring sustainable and long-term high-quality development. It is essential to fully stimulate the activity of various economic entities, accelerate the improvement of systems and mechanisms for the distribution of production factors based on market principles, and enhance the effectiveness of macroeconomic management.
The plenary session emphasized the need to expand opening-up to the outside world at a high level and strive for new horizons of mutually beneficial cooperation. We must systematically expand institutional openness, safeguard the multilateral trading system, develop international circulation, and promote reform and development through greater openness, thereby sharing opportunities with all countries and striving for common development. We must actively promote proactive opening-up, stimulate innovative trade development, expand space for mutual investment cooperation, and advance high-quality joint implementation of the Belt and Road Initiative.
The plenary session emphasized the need to accelerate the modernization of agriculture and rural areas and thoroughly advance the comprehensive revitalization of rural areas. While consistently regarding the proper resolution of agricultural, rural, and peasant issues as the most important task of Party work, it is necessary to promote the integrated development of urban and rural areas, continuously consolidate and expand the achievements of intensive poverty alleviation, ensure that rural areas are largely provided with modern living conditions, and accelerate the transformation of China into an agricultural powerhouse. It is necessary to increase the overall production capacity of agriculture, improve its quality and efficiency, promote the construction of harmonious and beautiful villages conducive to living and working, and enhance the effectiveness of government measures to strengthen the agricultural sector and improve the well-being and incomes of rural residents.
The plenary session emphasized the need to optimize the territorial structure of the economy and promote coordinated regional development. To this end, we must leverage the multiplier effect of implementing the coordinated regional development strategy, key regional development strategies, the development strategy for zones with specific core functions, and the new-type urbanization strategy. We must optimize the distribution of key productive forces, leverage the role of key regions as economic growth poles, and shape a territorial economic structure and a system of national territorial spaces characterized by complementary advantages and focused on high-quality development. We must strengthen the coordination of regional development, promote the interconnected development of regions, optimize the architecture of the country's territorial development, further promote new-type urbanization based on the principle of "people first," and increase efforts to develop, utilize, and protect marine space.
The plenary session emphasized the need to foster innovative and creative cultural activity throughout the nation and promote the prosperity and development of socialist culture. While upholding the guiding position of Marxism in ideology and rooted in the exceptional richness and depth of Chinese civilization, it is necessary to adapt to the development of information technology and develop a socialist culture with Chinese characteristics for the new era, one with powerful ideological guidance and spiritual consolidation, immense value appeal, and significant international influence, in order to thoroughly advance the construction of a cultural powerhouse. The core values of socialism must be developed and implemented, the prosperity of the cultural sphere must be promoted in every possible way, the development of the cultural industry must be accelerated, and the potential for disseminating Chinese culture and enhancing its influence must be enhanced.
The plenary session emphasized the need to intensify efforts to ensure and improve people's well-being and thoroughly promote common prosperity. Adhering to the principle of "doing everything within one's means," we will strengthen efforts to improve people's well-being, focusing on securing minimum social guarantees, meeting the people's basic needs, and making the results of these efforts more accessible to all. We will appropriately address the urgent and pressing issues that most concern and whose solutions the people eagerly await, expand channels for social mobility, and improve the people's quality of life. We must promote high-quality and full employment and improve the income distribution system. We will comprehensively develop education that meets the needs of the people. We will improve the social security system. We will promote high-quality development of the real estate sector. We will accelerate the construction of a "Healthy China," promote high-quality demographic development, and confidently advance efforts to ensure equal access to basic public services.
The plenary session emphasized the need to accelerate the green transformation of all areas of socio-economic development with the goal of building a "Beautiful China." It is necessary to strengthen and implement the concept of "green mountains and emerald waters are priceless treasures." Pursuing the goal of achieving peak carbon emissions and carbon neutrality, we will coordinate efforts to reduce carbon emissions, mitigate pollution, expand green space, and promote green growth, strengthen the barrier to ecological safety, and strengthen the driving forces of green development. We will consistently and vigorously combat pollution and improve ecological systems. We will accelerate the development of a new type of energy system, actively and systematically advance and complete the work to achieve peak carbon emissions, and accelerate the development of a green mode of production and a green way of life.
The plenary session emphasized the need to promote the modernization of the national security system and capacity and build a "Peaceful China" at a higher level. It is imperative to consistently implement a comprehensive national security concept, pursue social governance based on socialism with Chinese characteristics, and ensure the dynamic vitality and orderliness of Chinese society. It is essential to improve the national security system, further enhance national security capacity in key areas, enhance public security governance, and improve the social governance system.
The plenary session emphasized the need to achieve the goal set for the PLA's 100th anniversary within the specified timeframe and promote the modernization of national defense and the armed forces in accordance with high standards. Xi Jinping's Military Strengthening Thought and the military-strategic policy for a new era must be implemented. Uphold the Party's absolute leadership over the people's armed forces and implement the institution of the Chairman of the Central Military Commission's responsibility. In accordance with the new "three-step" strategy for modernizing national defense and the armed forces, advance the political development of the armed forces, strengthen the military through reform, scientific and technological achievements, and highly qualified personnel, as well as ensure law-based military governance. Promote the synchronized development of military combat, combat training, and army development, and accelerate the integrated development of mechanization, information technology, and intellectualization of the armed forces, thereby enhancing strategic capabilities for protecting China's national sovereignty, security, and development interests. We should dynamically develop advanced combat power, promote modernization in the military administration, strengthen the integrated national strategic system, and build up relevant capabilities.
The plenary session emphasized that all Party members and the country's multi-ethnic people must unite and work together to implement the 15th Five-Year Plan. We must continue to guide social transformation through the Party's revolutionary self-transformation and steadily advance the comprehensive strengthening of internal Party governance. We must strengthen the Party's capacity for political leadership, ideological guidance, organizing the masses, and mobilizing society. We must enhance the Party's skills and abilities in guiding socioeconomic development, so as to consolidate the enormous forces for advancing China's modernization. We must uphold and strengthen the unified centralized leadership of the CPC Central Committee, advance the development of socialist democracy and the rule of law, and fully mobilize the activity, initiative, and creativity of all society in service of China's modernization. To promote long-term prosperity and stability in Hong Kong and Macao, to promote the peaceful development of relations across the Taiwan Strait, to advance the great cause of national reunification, and to promote the building of a community with a shared future for mankind.
The plenary session noted that conscientiously studying and implementing the spirit of this plenary session is a crucial political task for all Party members and the entire country now and for a certain period in the future. It is necessary to properly and comprehensively study, explain, and publicize the spirit of the plenary session, so that all Party members and society at large can truly grasp it. It is necessary to effectively and earnestly implement the spirit of the plenary session, relentlessly promote high-quality development, accelerate the formation of a new development paradigm, and promote firm steps toward achieving common prosperity for all. More effective and comprehensive planning for development and security is needed, and economic construction and work in various fields are advanced through unified planning, thereby strengthening the foundation for fundamentally socialist modernization.
The plenary session emphasized that national governance begins with good Party governance; a strong Party means a strong country. The more effective Party self-control and internal Party governance are, the stronger the guarantees for socioeconomic development. We must be persistent and resilient in continuously strengthening internal Party governance, steadily and continuously advancing this work, and resolutely and rigorously fulfilling the requirements for the Party's revolutionary self-transformation. We must promote continuous improvement of Party conduct and ensure its long-term effectiveness, and tirelessly and resolutely combat corruption, thereby providing powerful guarantees for the achievement of socioeconomic development goals during the 15th Five-Year Plan period.
After reviewing the current situation and the tasks ahead, the plenary session emphasized the need to resolutely implement the socioeconomic development goals for the current year. In this regard, we must continue to strictly and meticulously implement the decisions and plans of the Party Central Committee, focus on stabilizing employment, enterprises, the market, and expectations, ensure the stability of the overall economic situation, and consolidate and develop the momentum of economic recovery and improvement. We must continuously strengthen the role of macroeconomic policy and promptly intensify its implementation. We must properly implement government measures to support enterprises and vigorously roll out targeted measures to stimulate consumption. We must create reliable guarantees for grassroots governments to ensure a basic level of public welfare, the payment of wages, and the normal operation of their subordinate budgetary organizations, and take proactive and prudent measures to address the risks associated with local government debt obligations.
The plenary session emphasized the need to conscientiously ensure the well-being of the people. Channels must be expanded and potential for intensive efforts to stabilize and stimulate employment must be unlocked, the stable employment of specially identified groups must be promoted, and the resolution of wage arrears must be accelerated. Essential public services must be strengthened, and urgent and pressing issues that most concern the people and whose resolution they eagerly await must be adequately addressed. Post-disaster recovery efforts must be effectively carried out, as must efforts to restore the lives of those affected and meet their basic needs, and a reliable supply of heat must be ensured during the winter.
The plenary session emphasized the need to effectively ensure industrial safety and maintain social stability, establish and specify responsibility for industrial safety, strictly implement all control and management procedures in this area, and resolutely prevent and suppress the occurrence of serious and particularly major accidents. Comprehensive oversight of food and medical safety must be intensified. Thorough efforts must be undertaken to identify and resolve contradictions and disputes, comprehensive preventive and control measures must be strengthened to address public order, and all types of offenses and crimes must be combated in accordance with the law. Public opinion must be more actively shaped, and ideological risks must be effectively prevented and addressed.
The plenum decided to co-opt Zhang Shengmin as vice chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission.
In accordance with the Party Constitution, the plenary session decided to transfer candidate members of the CPC Central Committee Yu Huiwen, Ma Hancheng, Wang Jian, Wang Xi, Wang Yonghong, Wang Tingkai, Wang Xinwei, Wei Tao, Deng Yiwu, Deng Xiuming and Lu Hong to the CPC Central Committee.
The plenary session reviewed and adopted the Report of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection on the investigation of Tang Renjian, Jin Xiangjun, Li Shisong, Yang Fasen and Zhu Zhisong for seriously violating discipline and the law; reviewed and adopted the Report of the CPC Central Military Commission on the investigation of He Weidong, Miao Hua, He Hongjun, Wang Xiubin, Lin Xiangyang, Qin Shutong, Yuan Huazhi, Wang Chunning and Zhang Fengzhong for seriously violating discipline and the law; and approved the decision previously taken by the Politburo of the CPC Central Committee to expel He Weidong, Miao Hua, Tang Renjian, Jin Xiangjun, He Hongjun, Wang Xiubin, Lin Xiangyang, Qin Shutong, Yuan Huazhi, Wang Chunning, Li Shisong, Yang Fasen, Zhu Zhisong and Zhang Fengzhong.
The Plenum calls on all Party members, the armed forces, and the entire multi-ethnic people of the country to rally even closer around the CPC Central Committee, with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, to jointly strive to realize fundamentally socialist modernization, and to continually open up new horizons in comprehensively advancing the great cause of building a powerful country and achieving national rejuvenation through Chinese modernization. -0-
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