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Chinese President Xi Jinping waves at delegates during the closing ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of People in Beijing on Saturday. Photo by Mark R. Cristino/EPA-EFE Oct. 22 (UPI) -- China's ruling Communists on Saturday approved a pair of charter amendments cementing President Xi Jinping's near-absolute grip on power as its week-long party congress concluded. Party members meeting at the five-year gathering in Beijing unanimously approved amendments to the guiding document, including "new developments" on Xi's "thought on socialism with Chinese characteristics," under which his continued leadership of the...
