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Beidaihe meeting

Beidaihe meeting
The Beidaihe meeting, or "summer summit" as it is known to China watchers, is held annually in the resort town in Hebei province. It is where China's leaders and elders from earlier generations meet in an informal setting for closed-door discussions that will set the tone for major domestic issues.
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9 September, 2024
Politburo member Cai Qi (seated centre) was on hand to greet dozens of prominent researchers in Beidaihe, Hebei province, on August 3. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

China’s hi-tech scientists have their moment in the Beidaihe sun

Dozens of researchers in high-priority fields such as AI and quantum physics invited to annual gathering on the Bohai Sea.

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What China’s officials discuss at discreet Beidaihe meeting

China’s Communist Party

Video | What China’s officials discuss at discreet Beidaihe meeting

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Accidents and disasters in China

China’s State Council focuses on national flood relief as Beijing toll rises to 33

Premier Li Qiang convenes cabinet meeting as rescue efforts continue nationwide, with north and northeast worst affected.

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Muddy floodwaters in Beijing after Typhoon Doksuri brought record rainfall to the Chinese capital. Photo: AP
Xi Jinping

Has China’s annual Beidaihe leaders’ retreat already happened in secret?

Leaders vanished after July meeting at which President Xi Jinping set out 2035 strategy, but Xi may have preferred to minimise policy discussion, observers say.

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The View

Your city needs you: Hong Kong community leaders must step into the breach

We’re on our own. It’s time for respected figures across the community, from faith groups, universities, business and legal professions and politics to provide a bridge between the government and protesters to rescue the city.

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Meeting with China’s top academics marks start of annual Beidaihe summit

State media reports that Politburo member Chen Xi passed on greetings to scholars from the president – signalling closed-door gathering has begun.

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An armed police officer is seen at a private beach in Beidaihe on Wednesday. A meeting of China’s top leaders is believed to be under way in the seaside resort town. Photo: Simon Song
Xi Jinping

Seaside break no summer camp for China leadership at Beidaihe resort

US-China relations, unrest in Hong Kong, Taiwan elections and the economy are all expected to be discussed by past and present leaders.

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Mainland China sentiment on protests ‘may spur tougher line on Hong Kong’

Observers say Beijing could take a more hardline position to try to end the situation if it deteriorates, including declaring a state of emergency.

US-China trade war

Join forces with China for a new robotics future, vice-premier urges

Chinese Vice-Premier Liu He addresses the World Robot Conference in Beijing on Wednesday. Photo: Xinhua
China’s Communist Party

China’s leaders’ secretive summer HQ: a brief history of Beidaihe

Mao Zedong at Beidaihe in 1960. Photo: Xinhua

Trade war storm clouds loom over China leaders’ summer getaway

China’s Communist Party

Reflection, not criticism, to dominate meeting of Communist Party elite

The annual informal late-summer gathering of China’s ruling party will almost certainly be devoted to US tariffs and how to respond to them, as well as containing public dissatisfaction and, on a subtle level, discussing the leadership’s mistakes.

US-China trade war

Trade war fallout to lead agenda as Xi gathers elite for strategy session

The annual gathering of the party’s elite could see some shifts in domestic direction, but don’t expect a challenge to Xi’s agenda.

The annual gathering of the party’s retired and serving elite could see some shifts in domestic direction but don’t expect a challenge to Xi’s agenda, observers say
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City Beat | Hong Kong should pay attention as China reforms under Xi

Newly minted Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping. AFP PHOTO / Anthony WALLACE

Xi makes it clear who’s boss ahead of China’s summer gathering

China's leadership reshuffle 2017

Chinese leaders head to the beach for secretive gathering

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Turning tides at the seaside: beach resort Beidaihe loses its place in the Chinese political sun

A security checkpoint outside a compound at Beidaihe in Qinhuangdao city in Hebei province. Photo: Simon Song

Communist Party elite head to Beidaihe for agenda-setting meetings

New | Summit season begins in Beidaihe for China's Communist Party leaders

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New | It's decision time by the sea for China's Communist Party

In theory, the most important political event of the year in China is the annual plenary session of the ruling Communist Party's top decision-making Central Committee in Beijing in the autumn.

China's Communist Party brings forward Beidaihe closed-door policy summit

President Jiang Zemin records an interview in Beidaihe with CBS anchor Mike Wallace in 2000. Photo: Xinhua

Xi Jinping's appearance on CCTV marks end to party conclave

A public appearance by Communist Party General Secretary Xi Jinping yesterday signalled the end of the annual direction-setting gathering of party elites and elders at the seaside resort of Beidaihe in Hebei.

Communist Party leaders gather in Beidaihe for annual policy summit

China’s ruling Communist Party elites are gathering this week in the seaside resort of Beidaihe for a summer summit to work out major policy decisions.

Liu Yunshan re-emerges, suggesting Beidaihe policy talks winding down

Liu Yunshan, who ranks fifth on the Politburo's all-powerful Standing Committee, appeared in Beijing to host a meeting on the Communist Party's "mass line" education campaign, according to China Central Television.

Liu Yunshan. Photo: Xinhua
Zhu Rongji

Zhu Rongji speech, newly revealed, likely aimed at leadership summit

The People's Publishing House will on Monday release a collection of speeches Zhu gave as mayor of Shanghai between 1987 and 1991. The People's Daily website yesterday ran excerpts, which were picked up by major mainland portals.

The forthcoming compliation of speeches by Zhu Rongji.

Security tightens around Beidaihe ahead of Communist Party conclave

Increased numbers of armed police have been seen in the vicinity of a private Beidaihe beach. Also, 200 "model workers" - people the party has recognised for their contributions to society - have recently arrived for holiday in the area, the China News Service reported.

Xi Jinping

Xi Jinping's economic and political reforms get Jiang Zemin's backing

The secret discussions of party leaders at their annual conclave in the beach resort of Beidaihe set the tone for important political and economic policy issues.

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