المؤتمر الوطني التاسع عشر للحزب الشيوعي الصيني

المؤتمر الوطني التاسع عشر للحزب الشيوعي الصيني
	The Great Hall of the People in Beijing, venue of the 19th Party Congress
صينية تقليدية	中國共產黨第十九次全國代表大會
صينية مبسطة	中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会
النسخ الحرفي
ماندرين
- هان‌يوپن‌ين	Zhōngguó Gòngchǎndǎng Dìshíjiǔcì Quánguó Dàibiǎo Dàhuì
Abbreviation
الصينية	十九大
النسخ الحرفي
مندرين
- هان‌يوپن‌ين	Shíjiǔ Dà

19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China
	Great Hall auditorium
الاسم المحلي	中国共产党第十九次全国代表大会
الزمن المستغرق	1 week
التاريخ	18 أكتوبر 2017-24 أكتوبر 2017
المكان	Great Hall of the People
المسقط	Beijing, People's Republic of China
النوع	National Congress
الموضوع	elect 19th Central Committee by the elite
تنظيم	18th Politburo
المشاركون	2280 representatives and 74 specially invited representatives
المسقط الإلكتروني	19th.cpcnews.cn/english/index.html

The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (commonly referred to as Shíjiǔ Dà; بالصينية: 十九大) opened in Beijing, China on 18 October 2017. As an "odd-year" congress – the previous was held in 2012 – the congress is closely watched mostly due to a far-reaching change in the makeup of the top leadership of the Communist Party of China. Almost 75% of the Politburo Standing Committee (top decision-making body) is expected to retire or be replaced at this congress. The congress is also seen as a test of General Secretary Xi Jinping’s authority within the party and whether he will break party rules regarding political tenure and promotion.

The party delegates at the congress will elect the new leadership of the Communist Party of China by the elite, including the Central Committee and alternate members of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection. During the meeting of new Central Committee, the elections of General Secretary (party leader), Politburo, Politburo Standing Committee and Central Military Commission will be held.

The Congress will enshrine the "Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era" to the party constitution as a guiding ideology.

Leadership predictions

The twice-a-decade party congress is, at its heart, a leadership transition event. The bodies that sit atop the Communist Party organization will see their makeup change significantly. These include the 25-member Politburo, the 7-member Politburo Standing Committee, and the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, the internal discipline organ that has come to the political foreground since 2012.

General Secretary

Party General Secretary Xi Jinping

There is very little doubt that Xi Jinping, who will be 64 at the time of the congress, will continue for another term as General Secretary, the party's top leadership position and leader in the one-party state. There is uncertainty, however, around whether the other personnel changes at the congress will signal that Xi would stay on for more than two terms per convention. The strongest indication of that would be whether officials born after 1960 such as Hu Chunhua or Chen Min'er are promoted to the Politburo Standing Committee, in much the same way Xi and Li were promoted to the body in 2007. Another early contender, Sun Zhengcai, was removed from office shortly prior to the congress. While Xi is constitutionally limited to two terms as President, the offices where real power reside – the General Secretary, and the Chairman of the Central Military Commission – are not term limited.