China cues start of leaders' secretive Beidaihe summer retreat

🇨🇳 The Straits Times (CN) —
China cues start of leaders' secretive Beidaihe summer retreat

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China's Communist Party has commenced its annual secretive summer retreat in the Beidaihe seaside resort, a traditional venue for senior leaders to meet informally. This year’s gathering precedes a major party conclave in October focused on governance matters and has sparked speculation about internal power dynamics.

BEIJING, Aug 3 - China's Communist Party appeared to kick off its annual closed-door retreat in the seaside resort of Beidaihe, an informal gathering that perennially sparks rumours of power jostling among senior cadres and comes this year ahead of a major party conclave in October on party governance.

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