The Second Plenum of the 18th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China will be held in Beijing from Tuesday to Thursday, according to a decision made by members of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee on Saturday.

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.

A draft on institutional restructuring and function transformation of the State Council, China's cabinet, was discussed during the meeting. It was agreed that efforts will be made for a simpler and decentralized administration and to push forward institutional reform.