Day 1 of Chinese Communist Party meet as Xi makes crucial remarks| In pics

The 20th national congress will install leaders for the next five years. Xi Jinping, 69, is set to break with tradition and award himself a third five-year term as general secretary and promote allies who share his enthusiasm for party dominance.

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China's President Xi Jinping (centre) arrives for the opening session of the 20th Chinese Communist Party’s Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on Sunday. (AFP)

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Chinese Vice Premier Sun Chunlan, Shanghai Communist Party Secretary Li Qiang and Yang Jiechi, director of the office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs, attend the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. (REUTERS)

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People watch a screen showing China's President Xi Jinping speaking during the opening session of the Chinese Communist Party's Congress in Shanghai. (AFP)

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People pose for photos next to a Communist monument in Nanniwan, China's northwest Shaanxi province on the first day of Chinese Communist Party Congress meeting. (AFP)

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the opening ceremony of the Communist Party of China.  (REUTERS)

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Delegates in ethnic minority dress seen amid the opening ceremony of the National Congress of Communist Party at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP)

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Security officers wearing face masks stand guard after the opening ceremony of the National Congress of China's ruling Communist Party. (AP)