Caixin Explains: China Concludes Sixth Top Financial Meeting to Tackle New Challenges

China held its twice-a-decade central financial work conference Monday and Tuesday, assessing the current crisis in the financial sector and setting priorities for financial work in the next five years.

This was the sixth financial meeting since 1997. Each of the past five meetings focused on different issues and tasks, reflecting shifting challenges faced by China’s financial system. Here is why this year’s meeting is particularly important and how it differs from previous meetings.