The agenda for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) has been set at the preparatory meeting for the congress, spokesman Tuo Zhen said Tuesday.

Xi Jinping presided over the preparatory meeting at the Great Hall of the People, which was attended by 2,307 Party delegates and specially invited delegates.

There are a total of 2,354 delegates and specially invited delegates to the congress.

A 22-member delegate credentials committee was approved at the meeting. A presidium of the congress consisting of 243 members was also approved.

Attendees also approved the organizational setup and tasks of the secretariat of the congress.

Liu Yunshan was appointed secretary-general of the congress.

Tuo, spokesman for the 19th CPC National Congress, told a press conference that the agenda includes:

— To hear and examine a report submitted by the 18th CPC Central Committee;

— To examine a work report of the 18th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection;

— To deliberate and adopt an amendment to the Party’s Constitution;

— To elect the Party’s 19th Central Committee and its 19th Central Commission for Discipline Inspection.

The congress will open at 9:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, and conclude on Oct. 24, the spokesman said.

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Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, speaks at the Seventh Plenary Session of the 18th CPC Central Committee in Beijing, capital of China. The plenum was held from Oct. 11 to 14 in Beijing. [Photo/Xinhua]

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[15:25] Backgrounder: CPC — world’s largest ruling party

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[15:11]    Infographic: China’s socio-economic achievements over the past 5 years

[15:08]  Video: How are the delegates to the CPC National Congress elected？

[15:07]  A total of 2,287 delegates have been elected to attend the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) in Beijing.

Delegates of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) arrive at Capital International Airport in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 15, 2017. The congress will start on Oct. 18. [Photo/Xinhua]

[15:06] It was decided that three documents will be submitted to the upcoming congress for examination and deliberation.

[15:05]  Video: How is the report to the CPC National Congress produced?

[15:04] A report to be made by the 18th CPC Central Committee to the 19th CPC National Congress, a work report of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (CCDI) to the congress, as well as an amendment to the CPC Constitution were discussed and approved.

The Seventh Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was convened Oct. 11-14, 2017 in Beijing.[Photo/Xinhua]

[15:03] The Seventh Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) was convened Oct. 11-14, 2017 in Beijing. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, delivered an important speech at the plenum.

[Oct. 17, 15:00] The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is scheduled to open at 9 a.m. Wednesday at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, the media center of the congress announced Monday.

Beijing has drafted a document of suggestions on promoting the integrated development of culture, science and technology.

The document provides specific implementation guidelines for the related industries, including setting up the certification standard for the demonstration enterprises for the integrated development between culture and science and technology.

A new economic engine

Beijing has five demonstration bases of integrated development between culture and science and technology at the national level.

“Software, internet and computer services — mainly animation game, online literature and new media — dominate the cultural and creative industry in Beijing,” Du Feijin, director of the Publicity Department of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the CPC, said.

Du said the total revenue of the software, internet and computer services in 2016 reached 701.1 billion yuan (US$106.6 billion), accounting for 39.2 percent of the revenue of the cultural and creative industry in Beijing.

Xu Qiang, director of the Beijing Science and Technology Commission, said “Beijing has a great atmosphere for innovation and entrepreneurship in the cultural and creative industry.”

According to him, by the end of 2016, there are 3,047 high technology enterprises in the cultural industry in Beijing, about 20 percent of the number throughout China.

Du said that the integrated development of the culture and science and technology industries has become the new engine for the economic development of Beijing.

Supportive policies and copyright protection

The document stipulates 10 major tasks, including setting up the certification standard of the enterprises of integrated development of culture, science and technology, promoting the use of technology in protecting the history and culture of Beijing, and improving the financing service system.

The document also provides specific implementation guidelines, such as requiring the city to identify the qualified enterprises that meet the certification standard once a year.

However, Du said support for cultural enterprises by the city fall short in comparison with support for science and technology enterprises, and policies on regulating and supporting the integrated industry are yet to be in place.

“Most cultural enterprises lack the capability of independent innovation,” Du said.”The investment in research and development in cultural enterprises is not sufficient.”

What’s more, copyright protection for cultural properties remains a challenge in the integrated development industry, Haidian District party secretary Yu Jun said.

Beijing’s science and technology advantages

By the end of September, there were more than 470,000 scientific and technological enterprises in Beijing, over 1,000 research institutes, and other workshops and organizations that provide platforms for the integrated development of culture and science and technology.

Universities and colleges in Beijing have set up new academic programs to train interdisciplinary talents in order to meet the needs of the integrated development.

All 38 delegations to the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) had arrived in Beijing by Monday evening for the upcoming political event.

The delegations represent the Chinese mainland’s 31 provincial regions, departments of the CPC Central Committee, central government organs, enterprises controlled by the central government, central financial system, the People’s Liberation Army, the Armed Police, and CPC members of Taiwan origin.

More than 2,200 delegates, chosen from more than 89 million CPC members across the nation, will attend the twice-a-decade congress, scheduled to open Wednesday.

The delegates will deliberate an 18th CPC Central Committee report, a CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection work report and an amendment to the CPC Constitution at the congress.

The congress is also expected to unveil new CPC leadership and set a blueprint for national development for the next five years and beyond.

Chinese police have handed over an American “Red Notice” fugitive to U.S. law enforcers Monday at Shanghai Pudong International Airport, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said in a statement.

The repatriation was demanded by U.S. law enforcement authorities and was the latest result of Sino-U.S. cooperation in chasing fugitives and illicit money since the countries’ first law enforcement and cybersecurity dialogue on Oct. 4.

According to the MPS, the fugitive conducted multiple sexual assaults on children aged from six to 12 in the United States during July 2009 and August 2012. In June 2017, Interpol issued a “Red Notice” on the fugitive after a year of investigation by U.S. police.

The investigation showed that the fugitive fled to Shanghai in May. Chinese police played their part by locating and capturing him after receiving a notice from the United States.

The MPS said China and the United States will carry out further cooperation in chasing fugitives and illicit money.