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from Guido Santevecchi Who votes and what does “seven up and eight down” mean Yesterday Chinese President Xi Jinping, who is also the secretary of the Communist Party of the country, opened the 20th Party Congress with a speech. 1) How long will it last? The XX Congress of the Chinese Communist Party will close on Saturday 22 October. A week of work, as usual. The exceptionality is in the confirmation for the third time of the secretary general: Xi Jinping. The 2,296 delegates are called to debate the motions, including one that will reform the Constitution of Zhongguo gongchan...