(WANG XIANG)

On September 30, a mother and son pass by a flower bed in Beijing set up for the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC).

The Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee proposed to convene the congress on November 8 in Beijing and will submit the proposal to the Seventh Plenum of the 17th CPC Central Committee, which will be held on November 1.

The CPC Constitution stipulates that the national congress of the Party be held every five years. The 17th CPC National Congress was held in October 2007.

The 18th CPC National Congress will make plans for China's further development and Party building, according to the Political Bureau meeting. It will also elect the Party's new Central Committee and Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

A total of 2,270 delegates were elected to attend the congress. The CPC now has more than 80 million members.

After the top Party leadership reshuffle, new state and government leaders of China are expected to be elected by the National People's Congress, the country's top legislature, next March.