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The Communist Party's Central Committee is meeting in Beijing. Keep your eyes open for announcements of decisions they make.China's leaders meet to plan economic future
China's ruling Communist Party is meeting in Beijing to draw up its next five-year plan for the economy.
The agenda is secret but analysts say that instead of seeking a high rate of economic growth, China's leaders want to close the gap between rich and poor and between coastal and inland areas.
Analysts will also be watching for signs of who will be China's next leader - due to take office in 2012…
There is speculation that political reform will even be on the meeting's agenda, after Premier Wen Jiabao recently issued a call for openness…
Details of the meeting of the 300-member Central Committee are usually only released at its close.
State media said President Hu Jintao and Mr Wen are expected to attend the gathering "to discuss proposals for the nation's next five-year development plan" from 2011 to 2015…
Analysts will also be watching for signs that Vice-President Xi Jinping and Vice-Premier Li Keqiang - the presumed successors to Mr Hu and Mr Wen - will move closer to power in a reshuffle.
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