Yearender: Xinhua top 10 China news events in 2019

This photo shows a scene of the fourth plenary session of the 19th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee. 7. KEY CPC SESSION HIGHLIGHTS STRENGTH OF CHINA'S SYSTEM, GOVERNANCE The 19th CPC Central Committee held its fourth plenary session in Beijing from Oct. 28 to 31. The session reviewed and adopted the CPC Central Committee's decision on some major issues concerning how to uphold and improve the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advance the modernization of China's system and capacity for governance. The decision summarizes the historic achievements in the institutional building of socialism with Chinese characteristics, outlines the notable strengths of China's state and governance systems, expounds on the fundamental, basic and important institutions that underpin the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics, specifies the targets and tasks concerning how to uphold and improve the system of socialism with Chinese characteristics and advance the modernization of China's system and capacity for governance. (Xinhua/Shen Hong)