From xinhua via People’s Daily:
A rundown of the major events in China shows 2007 will be extremely busy, productive and crucial for the country’s reforms and development. The year will feature the continued evolution of the government and the turning of a new page for the Communist Party of China.
17th National Congress of the Communist Party of China to Convene
The Communist Party of China (CPC) will convene its 17th national congress in the second half of this year in Beijing. The election of 2,220 regional delegates who will attend the congress got underway last November and will continue until June. Officials from the Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee have called for Party members to further enhance inner-Party democracy by holding elections that feature more candidates than there are positions to be filled.
Olympic Preparation Enters Final Stage
Preparation for the Beijing Olympic Games is entering the final stage as the one-year countdown will begin in August. [Full Text]