History glossary
Third Plenum
the December 1978 party meeting that shifted China's priority toward reform and economic development.
- Category
- Political meeting
- Region
- China
- Date range
- 1978
What it means
The Third Plenum of the Eleventh Central Committee met in December 1978 and became the symbolic starting point of China's reform era. Under Deng Xiaoping's influence, party priorities shifted away from class struggle and toward economic construction.
