China's ruling party begins key meeting with Xi aiming to boost clout

China's Communist Party kicked off a key four-day meeting in Beijing on Monday to discuss a pivotal resolution on the nation's history, state-run media reported, as President Xi Jinping has been paving the way for a controversial third term as its leader.The sixth plenary session of the 19th Central Committee of the ruling party is expected to end Thursday after a resolution is adopted on the major achievements and historical experiences of its 100 years of endeavors.Such a resolution would mark the first declaration on Chinese history in 40 years and only the third by the party founded in …READ FULL ARTICLE