Highlights 1 Xi Jinping kicked off a key congress ahead of his second five-year-term. 2 He warned of "new developments in national security" facing China. Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday kicked off a key congress ahead of his second five-year-term, warning of "complicated ideological struggles" and "new developments in national security" facing China. The Congress will choose a new leadership for Xi's second five-year term, including the next Politburo Standing Committee, the seven-member body that effectively rules China. ALSO WATCH | China has the confidence to defeat all invasions, says President Xi Jinping on Army Day

Source: India Today October 18, 2017 02:48 UTC