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How the sausage is made – fifth plenum edition

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The fifth plenum is now out of the way, and we’ve got the Party’s recommendations for the 14th Five Year Plan in hand.

Wondering how it all went down? Xinhua’s got the tick tock for you:

On April 13, Xi Jinping got the process started, naming the Party’s drafting team and listing 38 issu...