AdvertisementChina Has Set Oct. 18 For Its Communist Party Congress. Here's What To ExpectAugust 31, 2017Anthony KuhnfacebookEmailChinese President Xi Jinping, center, arrives for a welcome ceremony for Tajikistan's President Emomali Rahmon in Beijing on Thursday. State media announced a key Chinese Communist Party meeting held once every five years will start on Oct. 18. (AP)