Journalists have been invited to cover the upcoming 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), according to an official statement released on October 8.

Applications for covering the congress can be submitted between October 9 and November 2.

During the congress, a media center will be set up in Beijing to help organize press conferences and arrange interviews for reporters.

In a meeting on September 28, the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee proposed convening the 18th CPC National Congress in Beijing on November 8.