China’s Xi Jinping flexes power as Party Congress wraps up

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During a week of highly choreographed pageantry, there were few surprises at China’s Communist Party meeting. But a few unscripted moments spoke volumes. The World’s China correspondent Rebecca Kanthor has been watching closely.

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