Xi Jinping, the General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party, presided over the symposium and delivered a significant address.

The meeting was attended by Wang Huning, Cai Qi, and Ding Xuexiang, members of the Politburo Standing Committee.

[10] During the plenum, Xi Jinping presented a work report to the 20th Central Committee on behalf of the Politburo, focusing on further deepening reforms and advancing Chinese-style modernization.

"[15] The communique of the plenum stated all the reform tasks laid out in the resolution would be completed by the 80th anniversary of the People's Republic of China in 2029.

[25] Emphasizing voluntariness and flexibility, it discussed the slow and orderly advancement of the reform to progressively postpone the statutory retirement age.