20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party

20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China

The flag of the Chinese Communist Party
Date	16–22 October 2022 (6 days)
Location	Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China
Participants	2,296 delegates
Outcome	Election of the 20th Central Committee and 20th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection
Website	english.news.cn/special/cpc20/index.html

Publicity boards of the 20th National Congress in Xixin Chan Temple.

The 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), commonly referred to as Èrshí Dà (Chinese: 二十大), was held in the Great Hall of the People, Beijing from 16 to 22 October 2022. The National Congress is the highest organ of the party, and is stipulated to be held every five years. The conference had 2,296 delegates and 83 specially invited delegates.

The CCP Congress endorsed the amendments to the CCP constitution, membership list of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and elected the 20th Central Committee of the CCP. The day after the closing of the Congress, the 1st Plenary Session was held at which The Central Committee approved the composition of the Secretariat. Soon after, the members of the Politburo and its Standing Committee, the party's most powerful decision-making body. Xi Jinping secured an unprecedented third term as CCP general secretary after the Congress. It will likely be followed by the 21st National Congress of the CCP in 2027.