Chinas third plenum could lead to far-reaching reforms

Published: Nov. 12, 2013, midnight

b'Xi Jinping was appointed Chinese president just over a year ago and promised to shake up China\'s economy. Now Mr Xi\'s agenda for the next decade has become a little clearer with the conclusion of a party plenum in Beijing on Tuesday. In a statement the ruling Communist party pledged to implement wide-ranging economic reforms, with a greater role for market forces. In this week\\u2019s podcast Gideon Rachman is joined by Tom Mitchell, Beijing correspondent and James Kynge, editor of China Confidential to discuss whether this is a pivotal moment for the world\'s second largest economy.


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