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    Starting Blocks

    Nov 18, 2021 2 minutes
    By Lan Xinzhen
    Copyedited by Elsbeth van Paridon

    The Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), held in Beijing from November 8 to 11, focused on the Party’s achievements over the past century and the lessons it has drawn from this process.

    This session is particularly crucial

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