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Communist Party of China begins four day economic strategy meeting
Chinese security personnel stands guard near a sign which reads "Long Live the Great Chinese Communist Party" outside the Zhongnanhai leadership compound as the Communist Party's Central Committee holds its third plenum in Beijing, China, July 15, 2024

THE Communist Party of China’s leadership began a four-day meeting today that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic growth.

The third plenary session of the 20th central committee in Beijing is expected to focus on improving the country’s financial system’s and technological innovation to support China’s continuing drive towards modernisation.

It follows China posting a healthy 5 per cent economic growth rate for the first half of 2024.

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