Xi Doubles Down on His Agenda at Party Congress

“Xi Jinping said China had faced arduous challenges over the past five years, portraying himself at the start of a momentous Communist Party congress as a leader who can guide the country through an era of danger and uncertainty,” the New York Times reports.

“His comments, in a speech of nearly two hours, represented a movement in the party’s focus squarely toward his obsession with security — that is, quashing all ideological and geopolitical challenges to the party’s rule — and away from economic development.”

USA Today: Xi Jinping to remain “chairman of everything” in China after being presented a third term.