Significance: A Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Certain Issues Concerning the Socialist Market Economy System and a Proposal by the CCP Central Committee to Revise Parts of the State Constitution were adopted. Regulations to facilitate private enterprise were called for.
4th Plenary Session
Date: September 16–19, 2004
Location: Beijing
Significance: Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo, Zeng Qinghong delivered an explanatory speech on the Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Strengthening the Party's Governance Capability. Jiang Zemin announced his retirement, and Hu Jintao was appointed Chairman of the Central Military Commission, with
Xu Caihou replacing him as vice-chairman.
5th Plenary Session
Date: October 8–11, 2005
Location: Beijing
Significance: Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo, Wen Jiabao made a report on the guidelines for the 11th Five-Year Plan. The goal to promote "social harmony" was launched. The official communique stressed on the "building of democratic rule of law, justice, sincerity, amity, vitality, stability and order", and simultaneously fostered the promotion of cross-straits relations with
Taiwan and the "reunification of the motherland"; on March 15, an
Anti-Secession Law had been adopted.
6th Plenary Session
Date: October 8–11, 2006
Location: Beijing
Significance: Hu Jintao delivered a report on behalf of the Politburo,
Wu Bangguo made an explanatory speech on the Decision of the CCP Central Committee on Certain Major Issues in the Building of an Harmonious Socialist Society.