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The Politburo on Tuesday announced the start date for the congress, which usually lasts about a week and usually takes place behind closed doors in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in central Beijing. Xi, 69, has steadily consolidated power since becoming party general secretary a decade ago, eliminating any known factional opposition to his rule. He is expected to exercise largely undisputed control over key appointments and policy guidelines at a congress that many China watchers liken to a coronation. Since coming to power, Xi, the son of a communist revolutionary, has...
