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Newshour: 16/10/2022 12:06 GMT: Xi Jinping opens Chinese Communist Party congress

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Xi Jinping opens Chinese Communist Party congress

16/10/2022 12:06 GMT

16/10/2022 12:06 GMT: Xi Jinping opens Chinese Communist Party congress

BBC World Service - Newshour, Xi Jinping opens Chinese Communist Party congress

Xi Jinping doubles down on zero-Covid as meeting opens

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President Xi Jinping has stressed the importance of continued economic and military development at the start of the Chinese Communist Party Congress.

Also in the programme: The Iranian authorities say four people died in last night's fire in Evin prison, the cause of which remains unclear; and one Russian man's journey to Turkey to avoid being drafted into the war against Ukraine.

(Photo: Mr Xi has used his speech to defend his zero-Covid policy. Credit: Reuters)

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