A key meeting of the Communist Party of China (CPC) on Tuesday proposed that the Party's 20th National Congress will be convened in Beijing on Oct 16. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting, the Xinhua News Agency reported.

It was stressed at the meeting that the 20th CPC National Congress is of great significance as its convening is at the time when the whole Party and the entire nation are embarking on a new journey to achieve the Second Centenary Goal of building China into a modern socialist country in all respects.

The Congress will review the work of the CPC over the past five years, as well as major achievements and valuable experience of the Party's Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core in uniting and leading the whole Party and Chinese people of all ethnic groups to uphold and develop socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era.

It will thoroughly analyze the international and domestic situations and formulate action plans and major policies in line with new requirements for the development of the cause of the Party and the country in the new era and new expectations from the people, according to a summary of the meeting.

The Congress will rally the whole Party and nation to continue with solid steps in promoting common prosperity, pushing forward Party building with forceful measures, and moving forward with the building of a community with a shared future for mankind, the summary said.

A new CPC Central Committee and a new CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection will be elected at the Congress.

With all preparatory work for the 20th National Congress of the CPC proceeding smoothly, the meeting on Tuesday called for continuous efforts to ensure that the Congress is a success.