How Xi Jinping and Communist Party elders shaped key plenum document addressing wrongdoing

What happened: Xinhua reported that retired cadres were consulted during an eight-month drafting process for a resolution on party self-governance, adopted at the fifth plenum of the 20th Central Committee, which ended on Thursday. Key numbers: Eight-month drafting period; resolution adopted at the fifth plenum; 17,000 Chinese characters. Why it matters: The account describes how the Central Committee finalised the landmark document, offering a behind-the-scenes view of the drafting process that included input from party elders.

Xinhua reported that retired cadres were consulted during an eight-month drafting process for a resolution on party self-governance, adopted at the fifth plenum of the 20th Central Committee, which ended on Thursday.

The account describes how the Central Committee finalised the landmark document, offering a behind-the-scenes view of the drafting process that included input from party elders.