Plates featuring the faces of Chinese leaders past and present are for sale in Beijing during the Communist Party Central Committee's sixth Plenary Session, which comes at a time when President Xi Jinping is seeking to tighten his grip on power.
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Reports and rumors that follow this week's meeting of the Communist Party elite will offer a gauge of the Chinese leader's efforts to consolidate his power....
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