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    Tianjin delegates arrive in Beijing on Oct 16

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    Closing session of congress gets underway

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    Xi delivers report to CPC congress

   

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The 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (NCCPC) convened on Oct 18 in Beijing. Being one of China’s most important political events, the congress is regarded as “an unprecedented meeting that will determine China’s two centenary goals.”

The National Congress is held every five years to set guidelines and policies for the country’s development over the subseqent five years and to fill leadership positions for that period.