Stage set for Party congress

It was also approved at the meeting that Wang Huning will serve as secretary-general of the congress.

The first meeting of the presidium of the congress was held shortly after the preparatory meeting. It approved a list of the presidium's 46-member Standing Committee and a report on the review of the delegates' qualifications by the credentials committee.

According to the report, a total of 2,296 delegates have been elected from electoral units. After examination, all of the 2,296 Party delegates were eligible for the 20th CPC National Congress.