This weekend, the Chinese Communist Party will host its 20th National Congress where it's expected that Xi Jinping will be voted president for a record-breaking third term.
But the congress opens against the backdrop of China's unpopular extended COVID lockdowns - which are hammering the economy. East Asia correspondent Bill Birtles reports.
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