The 18th CPC Central Committee, composed of more than 200 senior Party officials, convenes its third plenum on November 9-12 to discuss major economic and social issues concerning comprehensive reform.
The Communist Party of China (CPC) kicked off a key meeting in Beijing on Saturday with a discussion on deepening reform top on the agenda.
Premier Li Keqiang made a speech at a meeting on functional transformation and institutional reform of local governments.
In China, it seems like everyone's always talking about reform. Over the past 35 years, Chinese have been doing more than talking. They've been making reforms all the time, even as they debated and aspired to new reforms to come.
The official website of the top discipline agency of the Communist Party of China released a list of the names of 51 leaders of discipline inspection teams.
The upcoming policy meeting of the CPC is expected to unveil a package of measures to deepen reforms to achieve sustainable economic development.
Senior officials are likely to discuss establishing a service-oriented government and giving more rights to the market and society during the Party's plenary session starting on Saturday, analysts say.
In a visit to the poverty-stricken south of Hunan, President Xi said alleviating poverty in the region should be done with targeted policies.
China's agricultural sector is struggling to keep up with the demand for food from its increasingly urbanized population, a situation that experts say could be addressed by govt reforms.
The second batch of inspectors which were divided into 10 groups have started inspections in designated organs after the first round of inspections led to stern punishment of wrongdoers.
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on Friday that the central government has made the transformation of government functions a major work agenda in order to release more market vitality and better serve the people.
Tian Xueren, former executive governor of Jilin province, was given a life sentence by Beijing No 1 Intermediate People's Court on Friday morning.
The fight against corruption is likely to be strengthened with more concrete measures during the Party's plenary session starting next Saturday, analysts said.
China on Wednesday issued rules to regulate incumbent and retired officials working in various establishments in order to root out irregularities and prevent corruption.
The country's top leaders have vowed to improve people's livelihoods by building more affordable housing and speeding up legislation for social relief work.