Xi made it clear in a phone call that he was asking both sides to scale down the rhetoric
The president will display his grip on the party and chart his plans for the country's future
The once-in-a-five-year Congress of the Communist Party of China was expected to confirm the second five-year term of Xi
Beijing and Washington should strengthen communication on strategic issues, Xi added
The last time a Chinese leader bowed to the statue of the "Great Helmsman" was six years ago, when Xi commemorated Mao's 120th birthday
The US dollar rose sharply against the Chinese yuan and US stock markets fell on Trump's latest salvo against China
For Trump, the bet is that a hard-line stance on China will help him win another four years; the political calculations for Xi are harder to grasp, given the secretive nature of the Communist Party
Xi in a brief address, thanked the national and international media for working hard in reporting about the Congress
The party will announce its new Standing Committee, headed by Xi, at around midday (0400 GMT) on Wednesday, culminating a twice-a-decade leadership reshuffle
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Xi's plan is more comprehensive than what observers think. The key to its success will be the balance between modernity and CCP-led socialism
Xi has increasingly stifled civil society since taking office in 2012, targeting everyone from activists to human rights lawyers
One of the top ten banned terms on Chinese social media is a name: Yuan Shikai, the first president of the Republic of China.
All top posts including the entire cabinet besides Governor of the Central Bank will be new set of officials
Xi vowed make the People's Liberation Army a world class military
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, inaugurated the congress with a three-hour-and-20-minute opening speech
Modi, Xi was not scheduled to hold bilateral meetings due to face-off between in Doklam region
Both leaders discussed on the thorniest issues in the relationship between the world's two largest economies
Chinese President Xi Jinping, in rare comments on the trade tensions with Washington, said Beijing wants to work out an interim or 'phase one' trade pact, but is not afraid to retaliate when necessary
Beijing is struggling to kickstart the economy, which expanded at its lowest pace for nearly three decades in the third quarter, battered by the US trade war, falling global demand for its goods