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World Service,18 Oct 2017,53 mins

Spotlight on Xi as Chinese Congress Begins

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After five years at the helm of the world's second biggest economy, China's President Xi Jinping will set out his vision for the country into the next decade. We examine whether he can consolidate his power and extend his reign. Also in the programme, we ask what the murder of a reporter in Malta tells us about changing attitudes towards the media. We also speak to George Saunders, the latest winner of the prestigious Man Booker prize (Picture: People walk past a poster featuring Chinese President Xi Jinping with a slogan reading 'Chinese Dream, People's Dream' beside a road in Beijing. Credit: GREG BAKER/AFP/Getty Images)

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