BBCNEWS Outside Source October 18, 2017
Its the first day of the biggest event in the chinese political calendar the communist Party Congress. Its only held once every five years and it determines who will lead the party in the future and sets out the countrys direction. President xi will undoubtedly stay in the top job hes been accruing more and more power over the past few years. In an epic three hour speech, he unveiled a vision for a new era where China Takes Centre Stage in the world. From beijing, our china editor Carrie Gracie reports. Like no other party conference, nearly 90 million members, more than 2000 of them here. And...