Five things to know about China's ongoing party plenum

Xi expects to steer discussions away from US trade war and Hong Kong turmoil

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Chinese President Xi Jinping is thought to be weighing an expansion of the Politburo Standing Committee at the upcoming Communist Party plenum to groom potential successors. (Nikkei montage/ Reuters)

MITSURU OBE, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- The Chinese Communist Party's Central Committee, the top policy-setting body of China, is holding its much-delayed fourth plenary in Beijing. Party governance is the official topic, but President Xi Jinping is likely to face questions over the Sino-American trade war and the anti-government protests rocking Hong Kong.

The four-day closed-door meeting runs through Thursday. Here are the five things to know about the secretive session.

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