What Xi Jinping's decade in power means for people in China — in their own words

Xi Jinping (center) greets the media at the Great Hall of the People on Nov. 15, 2012, in Beijing. China's Communist Party revealed the new Politburo Standing Committee after its 18th congress. At this week's 20th congress, Xi is expected to be granted another term as head of the party and military. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

Xi Jinping has become China's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong and is expected to be handed a norm-breaking third term this week. NPR has been speaking with a broad range of people from China about the impact of his decade in power. Here is what four of them had to say.

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