Xi Jinping presides over the preparatory meeting for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. (Xinhua/Ju Peng)

Xi Jinping presides over the preparatory meeting for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC), at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. (Xinhua/Lan Hongguang)

The preparatory meeting for the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) is held at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, capital of China, Oct. 17, 2017. Xi Jinping presided over the meeting. (Xinhua/Li Xueren)