Announcing the conclave, Politburo highlights the ferocity of international competition and risks ‘lurking in key areas’ of the economy.

The Chinese Communist Party's central committee will gather in July for a key meeting known as a plenum, the third since the body of elite decision makers was elected in 2022, focusing on reforms amid "challenges" at home and complexities broad.

According to reports, the upcoming third plenum aims to delve into further reform initiatives and advance China’s modernisation, as highlighted by the state-run Xinhua news agency, citing insights from the party’s elite political bureau,