Chinese President Xi Jinping addresses the seventh plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, which ended in Beijing on Wednesday. The committee determined that the Party’s 20th National Congress will begin on Sunday. Photo: Ju Peng/Xinhua

From left to right sat Han Zheng, Wang Huning, Li Zhanshu, Xi Jinping, Li Keqiang, Wang Yang and Zhao Leji. The session was held from Oct. 9 to Oct. 12 in the presence of 199 full and 159 alternate members. Photo: Xie Huanchi/Xinhua

The session discussed and adopted a report to be made by the 19th CPC Central Committee to the 20th CPC National Congress, a work report of the 19th CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) to the congress and an amendment to the CPC Constitution. Photo: Ding Haitao/Xinhua

Based in the Beijing Media Center Hotel and Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing, the media center for the 20th CPC National Congress held a reception for domestic and foreign journalists on Wednesday. Photo: Yin Gang/Xinhua

Over 2,000 journalists from home and abroad have come to cover the important activities on the congress agenda of the event, including press conferences and interviews. Photo: VCG

A journalist works in the digital media experience space. The media center will facilitate on-site interviews, video link interviews and written interviews. Photo: VCG

Journalists begin to populate the reporter workspace of the media center on Wednesday. There are 200 seats available to reporters in the workspace. Photo: Wang Yuguo/Xinhua

A journalist takes photos of the ceiling of the media center, which is decorated with Chinese traditional kites. Photo: Yin Gang/Xinhua