Over 370 members and alternate members of the Communist Party of China, will attend the three-day meeting chaired by President Xi Jinping here to discuss a vast agenda, including broadening of economic reforms and firming up rule of law in the country.
China is governed by the seven-member Standing Committee of the CPC headed by Xi, who has emerged as the most powerful leader of the country heading the party since he took over power last year unlike his predecessor Hu Jintao who got to head the military only two years into power.
The decision is widely expected to set the tone for the CPC to promote rule of law in China under new circumstances.
Analysts said that the changes would be aimed to broaden the independence of the judiciary specially dealing with individual cases instead of routinely backing the local government machinery.
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A more independent judiciary was expected to address the growing resentment among public over lack of judicial redressal analysts appearing on the state CCTV said.
Also the unrelenting pro-democracy protests and slowdown of the Chinese economy which was expected to miss the official 7.5 percent target were expected to be discussed.
Reports in the Hong Kong media said that the meeting of the elite members was expected to discuss the ongoing corruption cases against some of the top retired leaders.
Over 70,000 officials have been prosecuted since last year including Zhou Yangkong, member of the powerful Standing Committee under Hu.
The country's reform has entered a critical stage and a deep water zone, officials said warning of "a complicated and changing international situation."
"Rule of law will henceforth play an ever more prominent and important role in the overall work of the Party and the government," they said.