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Chinese President Consolidates Power
Xi Jinping's philosophy is expected to be written into the Communist Party constitution.
Xi Jinping's philosophy is expected to be written into the Communist Party constitution on the last day of the party's five-yearly congress in Beijing. Also, there's international focus on ending child marriage, a new film in Russia is testing artistic freedom, and the UK prepares to hand over historic shipwrecks to Canada.
(Photo: A tourist takes a picture of the souvenir plate with image of Chinese President Xi Jinping. Credit: Reuters)
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