Wang Tao: Seven Takeaways from the 20th Party Congress Report

President Xi Jinping delivers a report to the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. Photo: Ju Peng/Xinhua

The much-anticipated 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) commenced on Oct. 16 with a five-yearly work report by General Secretary Xi Jinping, setting the tone for ideology and policy in the coming years. Members of the new Politburo and Standing Committee will only be known once the plenary session of the 20th CPC concludes at the weekend.

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: Wang Tao

Wang Tao is the head of Asia economics and chief China economist of UBS Investment Bank.

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