Every five years, the same ritual takes place in Beijing. Dissidents are ordered to stay at home, factories are shut to reduce pollution and huge flower arrangements line the major thoroughfares. Everything has to be perfect for the Communist Party’s National Congress. This year will be the 20th. But what does it actually entail? FRANCE 24’s Charles Pellegrin explains.
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