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Background: CPC Central Committee's second plenary sessions

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Top of the agenda for the 2nd plenary session of the 19th CPC Central Committee taking place on Jan. 18-19, are to propose lists of officials for the administrative branches of government and deliberation on amendments to the Constitution.
CGTNUpdated: January 19, 2018

Top of the agenda for the second plenary session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee taking place on Jan. 18-19, are to propose lists of officials for the administrative branches of government and deliberation on amendments to China's Constitution.

Following October's 19th CPC National Congress, the CPC Central Committee holds seven plenary sessions to discuss economic issues and ways to implement the spirit of the preceding National Congress.

The Great Hall of People. [File photo/Xinhua]

Unlike previous second plenary sessions, members will propose draft amendments to parts of the country's constitution. The last time this happened was February 1978.

The amendments will be later explained at the annual session of National People's Congress (NPC) in March and a vote will take place to legalize the changes.

According to a meeting by the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Jan. 12, amendments to the constitution need to follow the following principles: Alignment with CPC leadership, a legal path with China characteristics, a correct political stance, follow legal guidance and procedures and only amend part of the constitution.

The Great Hall of People. [File photo/Xinhua]

The second plenary sessions of previous years

The Second Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: February 26-28, 2013

Key topics: Passed "the Plan for Institutional Reform and Functional Transformation of the State Council" and drafted up lists of officials for the national government's administrative organs.

The Second Plenary Session of the 17th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: February 25-27, 2008

Key topics: Passed "The Plan for Institutional Reform of the State Council" and "Opinions on Deepening the Reform of the Administrative System"; drafted up lists of officials for the national government's administrative organs.

The Second Plenary Session of the 16th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: February 24-25, 2003

Key topics: Passed "Opinions on Deepening the Administrative System and Institutional Reform"; drafted up lists of officials for the national government's administrative organs.

The Second Plenary Session of the 15th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: February 25-26, 1998

Key topics: Passed "The Plan for Institutional Reform of the State Council" and drafted up lists of officials for the national government's administrative organs.

The Second Plenary Session of the 14th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: March 5-7, 1993

Key topics: Agreed and passed "The Recommendation on the Adjustment of Several Indicators of the Eight Five Plan" and "Proposals on the Reform of the Party and Political Institutions"; drafted up lists of officials for the national government's administrative organs.

The Second Plenary Session of the 13th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: March 15-19, 1988

Key topics: The key emphasis in work was improving the economic environment and rectifying the economic order; passed "Preliminary Program on Price, Wage Reform"; drafted up lists of officials for the national government's administrative organs.

The Second Plenary Session of the 12th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: October 11-12, 1983

Key topics: Passed "CPC Central Committee Decision on the Entire Party" that provides and sets the fundamental principle, task, policies and approaches of the CPC.

The Second Plenary Session of the 11th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: February 18-23, 1978

Key topics: Passed "Government Working Progress report," "The draft of 1976-1985 Plan for National Economic Development in 10 years," "The draft amendments to the Constitution of People's Republic of China," "Report on the Revision of the Constitution" and proposed to adopt the amendment at the following annual session of the NPC; draft up the list of members of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress, officials of the State Council, and Presidents of the Supreme People's Court; passed the new lyrics of the Chinese national anthem.

The Second Plenary Session of the 10th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: January 8-10, 1975

Key topics: Submitted "Government Working Progress Report," "The Draft Amendments to the Constitution of People's Republic of China," "Report on the Revision of the Constitution" and the lists of officials at the administrative organs in the national government to the following annual session of the NPC.

The Second Plenary Session of the 9th CPC Central Committee

Location: Jiangxi Province

Date: August 23 - September 6, 1970

Key topics: Approved "The Report of the State Council on National Planning Conference and the 1970 National Economic Plan"; the Central Military Commission approved "The Report on the Strengthening of Combat Readiness."

The Second Plenary Session of the 8th CPC Central Committee

Location: Beijing

Date: November 10-15, 1956

Key topics: Adjusted "The 1957 National Economic Plan"; carried out rectification campaign within the Party.

The Second Plenary Session of the 7th CPC Central Committee

Location: Hebei Province

Date: March 5-13, 1949

Key topics: Working emphasis shifted from rural area to cities; set to transform the agricultural country into an industrialized power nation; Passed "The Resolutions of Seventh Central Committee of the Communist Party of China's Second Plenary Meeting" and "The Resolution on the Flag of People's Liberation Army."

The Second Plenary Session of the 6th CPC Central Committee

Location: Shanghai

Date: June 25-30, 1929

Key topics: Passed "Resolution on the Work Report of the Central Political Bureau" and "Declaration of the Second Plenary Meeting of the Central Executive Committee of the Communist Party of China."

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