Xi Jinping is gearing up to mark the anniversary of 70 years since the founding of Communist China on October 1.
Born in 1928 in the family of a Communist revolutionary, Li became an orphan after his father was executed by the previous Kuomintang government
Xi praised the party's successes, particularly his high-profile anti-graft campaign
The party's Central Committee, the largest of its elite ruling bodies, passed a previously announced proposal to amend the constitution which will now be put to the Congress for formal approval
Xi heads the CMC the overall high command of the PLA and he is the only civilian in the 11-member body
China would not also want Myanmar's Rohingyas to cross over into Chinese border
About 2,300 Congress delegates will vote on a new Central Committee
CPC's leadership has repeatedly warned that the biggest threat to the party is corruption