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The Chinese Communist Party is set to hold its twice-a-decade national congress in October, where its general secretary, Xi Jinping , is widely expected to extend his rule as China's paramount leader in a precedent-defying move. The party's powerful Politburo met in Beijing on Tuesday and agreed to convene the current 205-member Central Committee for the final time on October 9, China's official Xinhua news service said. At the gathering, the Politburo will propose October 16 as the date for the CCP's 20th National Congress , the biggest event in the political calendar this year. Held every five years at...
