Xi cements his power at Chinese Communist Party congress – but he is still exposed on the economy
- Written by Tony Walker, Vice-chancellor's fellow, La Trobe University

Xi Jinping’s clean sweep in elevating trusted allies to the commanding heights of the Chinese Communist Party is a political outcome that has implications beyond China’s borders.
Xi sits virtually unchallenged, for the time being, at the apex of a political organisation that oversees a country with the world’s second...