China's Communist Party sets October dates for key meeting

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How did the left and right cover China's Communist Party sets October dates for key meeting?

Of the 12 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 17% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 50% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 20. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.

Is China's Communist Party sets October dates for key meeting left or right?

Neither side dominates it. Of the 12 rated outlets on this story, 17% are rated left, 33% are rated centre, 50% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.

Is the coverage of China's Communist Party sets October dates for key meeting biased?

China's Communist Party sets October dates for key meeting is one event reported by 20 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.

Which side is not reporting China's Communist Party sets October dates for key meeting?

When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.

Which outlets covered China's Communist Party sets October dates for key meeting?

20 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.

When will China's Communist Party hold its fifth plenary session?

The fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee of China's Communist Party is scheduled to take place in Beijing from October 26 to 29. The dates were confirmed following a Politburo meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping.

What is the expected focus of the meeting?

The meeting is expected to concentrate on internal party governance and discipline. Some reports also suggest that the session may involve a significant reshuffle of party officials.

Who chaired the meeting that set the dates for the plenary session?

The Politburo meeting that set the dates for the fifth plenary session of the 20th Central Committee was chaired by President Xi Jinping, who is also the party general secretary.