CPC Central Committee to hold 2nd plenum in Beijing

The Second Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from Tuesday to Thursday, according to a decision made by members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Saturday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

A draft on institutional restructuring and function transformation of the State Council, China's cabinet, was discussed during the meeting. It was agreed that efforts will be made for a simpler and decentralized administration and to push forward institutional reform.