Security officers hold umbrellas in the rain outside the Great Hall of the People, as they wait for delegates arrive for the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping on
Security officers hold umbrellas in the rain outside the Great Hall of the People, as they wait for delegates arrive for the opening ceremony of the 19th Party Congress in Beijing, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday urged a reinvigorated Communist Party to take on a more forceful role in society and economic development to better address “grim” challenges facing the country as he opened a twice-a-decade national congress. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
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