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title: "Decision on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms — Definition"
description: "The Decision on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms is a key policy document from China's 2013 Third Plenary Session, outlining reforms through 2020."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Decision on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms is the landmark policy document adopted by the Third Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee in November 2013, setting China's reform agenda through 2020.
- What was the most significant ideological shift in the 2013 Decision?
- Why is the Third Plenum significant in Chinese politics?
- What institutional body did the 2013 Decision establish?
- How does the 2024 Third Plenum relate to the 2013 Decision?

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The Decision on Comprehensively Deepening Reforms is the landmark policy document adopted by the Third Plenum of the 18th CPC Central Committee in November 2013, setting China's reform agenda through 2020.

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