China's conflicted goals: Freer markets, more party control

FILE – In this Aug. 3, 2017 file photo, a worker arranges the aluminum rolls at a factory in Suixi county in central China’s Anhui province. China’s ruling Communist Party is expanding its role in business even as it promises freer markets and support for entrepreneurs on the eve of President Xi Jinping’s second five-year term as leader. The conflicting goals raise concerns that leaders might put off changes needed to reinvigorate a cooling economy that faces surging debt and trade tensions with Washington and Europe. (Chinatopix via AP, File)

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