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On the recordFebruary 13, 2018
As Xi Jinping consolidated his power during last October's Communist Party Congress, he laid out a vision of China in which every aspect of life--economic, political, cultural and religious--will be under the control of the Communist Party.
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Jim McGovern
Democratic · Massachusetts

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McGovern highlights Xi Jinping's consolidation of power and its implications for control over Chinese society.

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