1. Chinese leader Xi Jinping is preparing to officially stamp his personal imprint on the Communist Party’s historical record, a sign of his strengthening grip on power in the face of simmering uncertainties over the country’s economy and tensions with Western powers. At a closed-door conclave in Beijing next month, Mr. Xi and other senior officials wil…
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