Stage set for Party congress
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Preparatory work for landmark meeting, including approval of agenda, completed as world watches

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China is set to open at 10 am on Sunday amid global attention to the weeklong meeting — the nation's most important political event this year — during which the Party's road map for the next five years and beyond will be unveiled.
A preparatory meeting for the 20th CPC National Congress was held on Saturday afternoon at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi Jinping presided over the meeting.
A list of 22 members of the delegate credentials committee, a list of 243 members of the presidium of the congress and the agenda of the congress were approved at the meeting.