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Outcomes of the Fifth Plenum, with Katja Drinhausen and Daria Impiombato
Episode 278
Thursday, 5 November, 2026

Last week, the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party gathered for its fifth plenary session. Katja Drinhausen, Head of the Politics and Society Team at MERICS, and Daria Impiombato, Senior Analyst at MERICS, join Johannes Heller-John to discuss the outcomes of the meeting, the key personnel changes and the road ahead to next year’s 21st party congress next year.Fifth Plenum + Electronics testing ban + Falling share prices – MERICS China Essentials