The 20th
National Congress of the
Communist Party closes in
Beijing,
China. The party's new 205-member
Central Committee, elected by delegates at the end of the week-long congress, did not include outgoing
Premier Li Keqiang or former
Guangdong party secretary Wang Yang, who had been seen as a potential replacement as premier. The Сongress has been described as strengthening the power of
Xi Jinping, who is likely to be re-elected as
General Secretary tomorrow.