China's national congress is concluding its annual session with the usual show of near-unanimous support for the ruling Communist Party's blueprint for the year. The weeklong event has highlighted how China's politics have become ever more calibrated to elevate leader Xi Jinping. Monday's agenda is lacking the usual news conference by the premier, who in the past was largely in charge of economic affairs as the party's No. 2 leader. It was the one time each year when journalists could directly question a top Chinese leader. A key item being put to a ritual vote are law revisions that direct China’s cabinet to follow Xi’s vision.
