China to Hold 20th Communist Party Congress in October; Xi Jinping Aims To Be The Country’s Most Powerful Leader Since Mao Zedong

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The Communist Party of China will hold its five-year congress from October 16. During the event, Xi Jinping must secure his third term of leadership and thus consolidate his place as the most powerful leader in the country since Mao Zedong. Decisions about the Communist Party are made by a committee called the Politburo. It was this committee that announced, this Tuesday (3), the starting date of the congress, which normally lasts a week and takes place mostly behind closed doors in the Great Hall of the People, on Tiananmen Square, in central Beijing. Xi Jinping has been the party’s...