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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- "Dates and numbers" denotes the body of fixed founding dates, plan periods, anniversaries, and quantified targets that structure Chinese Communist Party governance and policy.
- What are the 'Two Centenary Goals' and to which dates do they refer?
- Which Five-Year Plan is operative in 2026, and what milestone does it target?
- When did 'Reform and Opening' begin, and at which meeting?
- What are China's key dated climate pledges?

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"Dates and numbers" denotes the body of fixed founding dates, plan periods, anniversaries, and quantified targets that structure Chinese Communist Party governance and policy.

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1. 1 July 1921

   The system rests on a small set of foundational dates — the CCP's founding (), the founding of the People's Republic of China (1 October 1949), the launch of…

2. 1 October 1949

   The system rests on a small set of foundational dates — the CCP's founding (1 July 1921), the founding of the People's Republic of China (), the launch of "R…

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In February 2021, Xi Jinping declared "complete victory" over absolute poverty, announcing 98.99 million rural residents lifted out under the threshold — a numbered milestone timed to the CCP's July 2021 centenary "Two Centenary Goals."

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