Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

• China’s Xi Expands Powers, Promotes Allies
• Xi, who took power in 2012, was awarded a third five-year term as general secretary, discarding a custom under which his predecessor left after 10 years.
• The party also named a seven-member Standing Committee
• “Power will be even more concentrated in the hands of Xi Jinping,” said Jean-Pierre Cabestan, a Chinese politics expert at Hong Kong Baptist University. The new appointees are “all loyal to Xi,” he said. “There is no counterweight or checks and balances in the system at all.”
• The No. 2 leader was Li Qiang, the Shanghai party secretary.
• Zhao Leji, already a member, was promoted to No. 3, likely to head the legislature. Those posts are to be assigned when the legislature meets next year.
• Xi has called for the “great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation” and a revival of the party’s “original mission”
• During the congress, Xi called for faster military development, “self-reliance and strength”
• The party has tightened control over entrepreneurs who generate jobs and wealth
• The party has tightened control over private sector leaders, including e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. Under political pressure, they are diverting billions of dollars into chip development and other party initiatives.

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