China’s Communist Party is hanging red banners around Beijing that read, “Unite Around Comrade Xi Jinping.” China’s leader has a big weekend ahead. On Sunday, more than 2,000 party members will gather to begin instating a new cast of top officials. Xi will almost certainly hold onto his position as supreme leader. As The World’s Patrick Winn reports, he’s worked hard over the past five years to eradicate any internal rivals.
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