A soldier outside parliament in Beijing ©Reuters A soldier in Beijing. The party will discuss ‘unprecedented’ reforms at their meeting, according to one leader In the coming days, the Communist Party of China will hold the country’s most anticipated political event of the year. The show trial of disgraced politician Bo Xilai may have given the masses a dose of high political theatre but the forthcoming closed-door meeting of party grandees could prove to be far more significant and far-reaching. The third plenary session of the 18th Congress of the CPC Central Committee will take place between November 9 and November 12. The party leadership has strongly hinted that Mr Xi will use this occasion to send a powerful message to the world about his plans for the rest of his decade in power. Last week, Yu Zhengsheng, the fourth-ranked leader in the party hierarchy, described the reforms to […]