Xi Jinping: 'Time for China to take centre stage'
Media caption BBC China editor Carrie Gracie has a look at the Communist Party messages all over Beijing China has entered a "new era" where it should "take centre stage in the world", President Xi Jinping says. The country's rapid progress under "socialism with Chinese characteristics" shows there is "a new choice for other countries", he told the Communist Party congress. The closed-door summit determines who rules China and the country's direction for the next term. Mr Xi has been consolidating power and is expected to remain as party chief. A speech that spells power How China's Communist Party picks leaders The rising stars of China's Communist Party The congress, which takes place once every five years, will finish on Tuesday. More than 2,000 delegates are attending the event, which is taking place under tight security. Shortly after the congress ends, the party is expected to unveil the ...