IN BRIEF (Page 5)

Beijing

Leaders to attend China conference

Chinese leaders and more than 40 former overseas government heads will attend the Second Understanding China Conference in Beijing from Nov 1 to 3. The conference will be the first important international event held after the fifth plenary session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China later this month. In 2013, President Xi Jinping met participants of the conference and Premier Li Keqiang delivered a speech.