China's Third Plenum does nothing to revive economy, observers say

Members of the Politburo Standing Committee from left, , Li Xi, Cai Qi, Zhao Leji, Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Wang Huning and Ding Xuexiang attend the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China Central Committee in Beijing, July 18, 2024. FILE - Then-newly elected Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang takes his oath at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 12, 2023. China on July 25, 2023 removed Qin from office and replaced him with his predecessor, Wang Yi.

China's ruling party has concluded the Third Plenum of its 20th Central Committee with a communique described as vague and cliché by China watchers, who said it lacks specific measures to address China's economic difficulties.